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

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Newspaper Page TextI DAILY EDITION Vol in I., No. UT. oka Mr rum, Mmmixm oocmr, orbqon, momav. xovkmhku id, iit HHO!;E NUMBKR tail. RUSSIAN FALL THWARTS PLAN ALLIES MADE tNOIlriNMAX ftMUMH'K Jl'HT ItAt'K UtOM WAH HUTH, TKI.IJ OK HITl'ATIO TEUTONIC UNITY ! AOVAKTAGE Vae Mw IWt Won by Amerloaa MaaafM-turers. rum Waala ('anuii More Time Men Xw , t'blcauu, Xov. II. Russia's rol lap and the unreadiness of the United Aatea make hopeless any thoughts of peace before llll. In tba opinion of Medlll MctJorinkk, aongreMiuaa-al-large of I II Inula who baa Juit returned from visit tba most of the Important front of tba European battle Una. Mr. Mccormick said: "Tha tiermana are aol winning tba ar. " "Neither ara we. "Tha war today presents a stale ante from which wa are unable to extricate ourselves, because of the collapse of Jlu Hula and tha uareadl max. of tha United State. There la praHlcally no hopa that Russia ran ba In any sense useful during tba year 111. From tha mot re sponsible persons I heard a dishear tening talc or Russian Inefficiency, corruption. Ineendlarylsm and mur der. Russia la o disordered that aba cannot niaka war. U4l'Hy. ' In alt probability, neither caa aha inaka peace, (lermsny might prupoae con ceealon and Indemnitee In tha west and to recoup herself In tha esst. What would tha European democra cies do undar then rlrrumstsnces. Tha principal public man with whom I talked were not all agreed inion tha answer to that question. Since tha tierman hUh command controls II tha crnlrol powara from tha Hue nhortta to tha naltlc. they art with greater unity and aklll than tha eoe tnles. Thus they tnnka a seeinlniily successful drlva Into Italy. Tha real object of their political foray Into Venltl waa partly to maka camou flage on a itrand scale to conceal thalr steady losses from Verdun to Passchenduele and partly to provoke revolution In Italy. "While I "wan In tha now conquer ed territory a little while a (to, the Italian command expected an. attack In the neighborhood of Aslago. The Italians were under-gunned, neither had they enouith ammunition. The margin of subsistence In the country ta ao narrow that It muat Affect the morale of the population. But een no, the Italians would not have been driven hack ao far aa they were If two or three dlvlMloni. holding an almost Impregnable point, debanch- t . (Continued oa pat 8.) SEATTLE MAN KILLED -1H CANADIAN ARMY ' XHtawa, Nov. II. Tbe Canadian casualty list announced here today hown II. 0. Southgate of Seattle, killed; and J, U Cordon of Kent. Waah., and B. W, Hllller of Duvall. Wash., wounded. FOR MORE INCREASES WiiHtilnnton, Nov. 1!). Counsel for the j-allrnnria told the Interstate commerce comnilnnuii today that. In Addition to the IncreiiHes sought lu flie -pending 15 per cent rate advance fa Ha, the roads would soon apply for a further Increase of 15 per cent In class commodity rates and ten cents per ton on coal and coke rates RAILROADS: TAKE DRASTIC STAI D i Will I'll! Entire lUllrtNut Hrstrnt of Country In Prrlilrt'e HamU If Hirtke Is failed Washington, Nov. II. A formal announcement waa made today that Ilia railroad of the I'nlted States bad decided that If a citile arose, they would place their Interent In tha hand of Prealdent Wllaon for protection and auch disposition ai ha deemed necessary to prevent tha Interruption of Iranaportatlon' dur Ini tha war. The announcement of the mad I considered a eliminating tba possibility of a atrlka. Four of tba railroad brotherhood have agreed lo nedlatla of the deput ed polata. HMGnry . STRATEGiC KiDGE Ixindon, Nov. II Kat and north eat or Ypres, the Hrltlsh have es tablished Ihemaelvea aeeurely la poelon or the Passrhrndaele ridge, Tbera ara Indication of a re awakened activity on tha weatera froat. ' IS ' OMHSWni lndon. Nov. II funeral Maude.l HrltUb commander la Mesopotamia died yesterduy, after a brief (line. Maude wa one of the mont brilliant commander of tha allied armies. IMPORTANT PORT IS : TAKEN BY BRITISH : London, Nov. II. Jaffa haa keen occupied by the British and It Is probable that Jerusalem will fall Into their bands within a few days. The Turks, who are apparently continuing Ihelr withdrawal, offered no resistance. By the capture of Jaffa tieneral Allenhy hus nindo more certain the ultimate occupation of "Jerusalem and all this part of Palestine. Jaffa la the port of Jerusalem, from which U Is distant 35 tulle northwest. A railroad winds through the coastal hills to Jerusalem from Jaffa for 54 miles, and, It Is probable that the British forces will pursue their way to Jerusalem via this. Occupation of Jaffa will bring an additional port of entry nnderBrlt Ish control and aerve greatly In the Import of supplies to the army. It will make unnecessary. In a great meiisure. the long transport of sup plies by land from Knypt, aa In the past. , . ." - ; tncldentalty with the rapture of .luffs, the British have wiped out two ilernian colonlea established near this pivt about 20 years ago and aeduously fostered ever alnce aa mean of extending German In fluence In Asiatic Turkey.' TO BE STANDARDIZED lnrlon. Nov. 19. The British government Is working on plans to Mnndnrdle the clothes of the stay-U-liomos to suve wool. Already the uovernment has n scheme completed " to ' produce a standard price, tlio same as potatoes wheat or sugar. Washington, Nov. 19. A division of cavalry will be organized, Secre tary of War Maker announced this afternoon, , DetulU have not been worked out he (aid. BRITISHERS RETORTS 1M RUSSIA STILL IHlIIKVIKI mTIWL, PETItO (iltAlt AM) MOttttW HI T OPPO EXTM AIIK HTKONU KEREKSKY IS STILL HIDIXG CO FL CT G rali-f,",Jr Mlmle ( aa Invent KhmU i-Yoaa KabirlBC Period of Blood (Irll Hovolntloa lxndon, Nov. II. Another army I reported to be marching upon fvtroirad lo ouat the llolabevlkl. The vanguard haa already engaged In eeveral bruhe with tha Bolahe vlkl near Gatehlna. It la rumored that Kereniky I at the head of this expedition. I'etrograd. Nov. 11. The Bolahe vlkl leader are endeavoring to effect tba reaumptloa of operatlona by the varloua brancbea of the government, moat of which have .been dlaor ganlied by atrlkea and the refusal of employe to work nnder the Bol ahevlkl commander. The newpapera, which were au preaeed la the. early day of the up rlalng have In eome Inatancea been given permlaelon to renew publica tion, although the atatu of tbe bour geolne pre la stlllndeflnlte. Ixmdon. Nov. II. The Maximal- ,hU. COmmlMloner have closed the RMo-8wedlHh frontier at Toraea, according lo the I'elronrud. iorre- spondDnt or Reuter'a IJmlted, who add that no one I allowed to pass without apeclal authorliatlon from the military revolutionary commit tee. Continuing, the dispatch says: "lloitllltle have ceased In Monrow. Terma were alRiicd whereby the so- called white guard aurrender It nil and the committee on nuhlle i ...... ji.....iJ- nnirij uiBBUlvtrn. . "The Maximalists' conditions to consenting to a composite socialist government Include control of i come throunh. It would not only sei troops In Petrogrnd and ' Moscow Urate the two Italian armies, but districts and the systematic arming of workmen throughout Russia. "It is reported that troops amount ing to an army corps, under orders of the army committee, have reach ed l.iiRtt. en route to Petrograd, to end civil war and the dictatorship of the Maximalists." SWISS ARE NERVOUS 4 ' OVER ALIEN STATUS Berne, Oct. 18. t Correspondence of the Associated Press) The news. received here by the American lega tion that the United States congress had adjourned -without taking any action on the proposal to . require military service of foreigners resid ing in the United States, has come as a great relief to Switzerland. Military service by Swiss in Am erica haa been a moot subject In the Swiss press for ' weeks. A doxen palters have dUcussed the question cautiously, taking pains It must be said In justice to be carefully fair and to weigh the whole problem ob jectively, yet revealing an obvious anxiety about the outcome DISCOSS PEACE ONLY WITH LEGAL RUSSIA I'etrograd, iNov. 19. A mesa:.;s has been received by th r.oHies and workmen's council f:om Km peror William or Germany that he will treat for peace only with the lettal successor or the Imperial jiov ernment or with a constit'ioit as nembly, ITALY STARTS HEAVY DRIVE ALONG PIAVE (KH.M.I.V OhT.U'HMKNT CIUNM- iU IIIVKH IH Wimt OCT IIT . HltlLI.IAMT CMAlUiK TEUTOJS UNDERTAKE WEDGE Next tew Day fighting WIU Prob ably Itotermlne KtwoH of Inaputt ant IUXIU of PUve Itivor Rome, Nov. II. Tbe lullah have commenced aa offensive on the Aiago plateau and occupied the advanced enemy tranche.- I'nrther attempts of the Austro Germans to cross tbe Plave river have been defeated. On the front west of tbe Plave and south of Quereo, a large force . of Austro Oermsns attacked the Monte Mon-fenera-Mont Tomba line but were repulsed. The Austrian who forced a crow ing of the Plave above Seeson have been thrown Into the river and drowned, bayonetted, killed or cap tured. Not an enemy remains on tbe bank. This fight was one of the most desperate, most fearful and moat glorioua chapters of tbe whole war. Tbe wounded are ao numerous that they have not yet received . succor. The enemy lost 1.500 kt'.i'd and t.tUO prisoners. ; ' ' ' Where the front turna westward from the Plave 'river across tbe Asl- nrfo plateau, General Rltter von K re but In. ex-Austrian minister of war, Is driving his 'Austrian forces, to gether with one Hungarian division In. an attack which may be tbe turn ing point of the whole operation. It Is here that tbe Plave front and the Trentlno front meet, and Gen eral von Krobatin Is throwing all or his pressure on this point so as to force a wedge between the two Ital ian armies. What his success' would mean is fully realised1, for, should this wedge would require the consideration of retreat from the Plave river, aa it would not be possible to maintain a position on the Plave with the left flank thus menaced. Berlin, - Nov. II. Queer o and Monte Cornelle were taken by storm today by the Auatro-Oermana. I VOTE ON ROAD BONDS Portland, Nov. II. For tba pur pose of raising funds with which to construct tbe grade of the Columbia river highway In Gilliam county, tbe voters of road district No. 1, which Includes that portion of the county north of the Base line, will 'vote next Saturday on the question of raising a apeclal rond tax of 10 mills. This will raise approximately 140,000, which It is proposed to ex pend between Arlington and the mouth of the John Day river, the Sherman county boundary. ;t TOR ARMY OFFICERS Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vallls. Nov. 19. The military de partment has received orders from Wrtshinston, D, C, that every man taking military training at this and all other land grant colleges must Join the officers' training corps now being formed at these institutions. Men having less than two years of military training will enter the basic course and . will receive compensa tion for their uniforms. RULES LAID DOWN FOR All ENEMY lmlalrnt laeuee Htrlngent Procla' aliua Which Hrcka lo ITeietn Witrred Ormaa ActivHiea Waahlngton. Nov. II. All alien enemies within the I'nlted States are required to register and obtain permits for travelling, nnder a proc- tarnation Issued today by President r Wilson. They are also prohibited from approaching within 100 yards .of water fronts,, docks, railroad ter minals or storage bouses; or to enter or reside la the District of Colombia. Except for public ferries, they ara prohibited from being found on "any ocean, bay. river or other water within the United States." They are forbidden to fly la bal loons or airships; or to enter the Panama Caaal soae. , Only Germans are affected by tbe proclamation aa it specifies "ene mies, not allien of enemies." The proclamation haa been ex pected for soma time, aa tbe war. navy and state departments have been working out a plaa that would to a considerable measure It la hop ed, thwart the efforta of - German ageata la this country from Inter fering with tba war-necessary In duatrlea. In taking thla step, the United States la simply following In the path of her allies who have fouad It necessary to make even more drastic regulations to curb tbe activities of Teutons within their borders. Heretofore the United States bad regulated ber alien ene mies only as respects armories, mo nitloa plants and army poets. To day's action extends the protective tone to all transportation systems and tbe District of Columbia. STATE 1L PURCHASE CONCRETE EQUIP?.r.EMT Portland, Nor. 19. With a vie of being prepared to do paving work on force amount next year, the state highway commission has called for bids on aphaltlc paving plants. The bids are to be opened November 27. It is proposed to purchase one or more plants, and consideration will be given to both new and second hand equipment. The most Important, contract ' to be let Is the grading of the Pacific highway In DouglaB county between Dillard and Myrtle Creek. , - ; SAI.KM TKMCHHONK MUX , ' JOIV SYMPATHY STRIKE Salem,' Nov. 1 7. Electrical work ers employed by the Pacific Tele phone A Telegraph company in tbe Salem district went on strike at 1 o'clock. Saturday afternoon, as part of a general strike to force recogni tion of the girl operators' union and Increased wages.' - , mtwrn Portland, Nov. 1 9. Thorough bred entries from Oregon, Washing ton.. California, Montana and Idaho will feature the Pacific Interna tional IJvestock show, which will open here tomorrow. The show will lust through the week. Particular Interest centera around the 46 herd of shorthorn. Herferd and' Aberdeen Angus which are en tered ,inT.he bee! classes. Thirty two western herd or Shorthorn cat tle alone are in the paddocks or the stalls. The various state agricultural col leges have splendid stock exhibits, in Ihe Shorthorn class Is represented the Oregon Agricultural college In Pullman, the University or Callfor nia farm at Davis and the University of IdRho at Moscow. The Glen El len, Cal., ranch owned by the. estate of Jack 'London, the late author. Is also represented In this class. M PLEADS NEEDS OF VAR SWEPT EUROPE AIX A1JJEI XATION8 LOOK1XO TO Y. M. C. A. FOR MOOT I'R GKXT .imiHTAXCS CUOGET WAS f(3 TOO S'VJi N'attoaa Are Asking Mora Tha tha Orgaailmatlon Cava Foaalbty Area as push. Heat Efforta Needed Chairman Theo. P. Cramer, of Josephine county's T. U. C A. case- palgn committee, la this morning la receipt of tba following ; telegram from Q. W. Dsvldsoa, state manager . of the recent drlva: "We extend to yea and your , workers our protound appraclatloa . of tbe patriotic services rendered and hearty congratulations upon tha '' notable results already achieved. "The following telegram baa Just -been received from John R. Matt: 'The results from this campaign will hearten our allies, France, . Italy, Britain and Belgium and cheer etc million lonely prisoners. Put forth united and supreme efort to swaeo far beyoad the goal. Development since our original budget waa adopt- . ed make It absolutely essential that we have a far greater aum available. I refer. first, to the alarming ait-' uatlon on eastern and southern fronts necessitating tha prompt at tention of our activities In these ra giona. Second, an appeal from tha French prime minister that we lake " charge of 1.S00 soldiers' homea for French army of 4.000.000 men, re quiring for thla Item alone an la- crease of IS. 000,000 In tha adopted budget. Third, a coafidentlal re quest from another great allied army for large help. Fourth,' the recent great increase in the number of war prisoners to- be served by ns. Fifth, . changes in plana of our own govern- i ment which makes it clear that we will have much more to do for Am erican troops than first contemplat ed. May God help us to do tbe im possible: - " 'Please relay immediately tha foregoing telegram by telegraph or telephone to all your district direc tors with the request that they promptly wire or telephone to each county chairman requesting him- to -forward the message to every city and town which la promoting tha . campaign. Do not economise In thla matter in which time is everything. John R. Mott V ' "In the light or the above quota tion I hope you will push your cam paign to the limit." . Q. W. DAVIDSON. State Manager. PERSira REPOSTS WO AVS DEAD . Washington, Nov. 11. General' Pershing reported to the war depart ment today that two American sol diers were killed in action November 13, three severely wounded a ad three slightly hurt. None of the names reported were from tha Pa cific coast. REDMAN OF SEATTLE LOSES COURT NOT Sun Francisco, Nov. 19. Thos. K. Redman, sentenced from Seattle to the federal penitentiary, lost a. point in his. fight for pardon when the United States circuit court of appeals upheld , the United States district court of Washington's deci sion defining the authority of the United States board of pardons.