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DAILY EDITION VOU VIII., . IIH. OsUNTt TUm, WKTUIIK OOCHTT, OKUOOX, Tl'KHDAY, DMK.MHKIt 4, 1017. WHOLE M MHKR Utt. GERMANS HIT A STONE WALL IN HAIG'S MEN SWOND TIlKMKMNtl'H AHMAl'l.T O TK. Mil FIMT XM. ri.KTHIA UKI'l I.HKD INTENSE HAND -TO-HAND FIGHT Itoaptl Vkolmit Attrmpto by Teatim to iUpdit Tbelr IUxwl Iiiimhv, llritlh Are Mot M..rd With llntUli Army In Krauce, t - Tho Krltlsli have rrpuUed heavy German attack on lO-inlle front between Marcolng and Conne llu. The fighting m terribly vio lent. Field Marshal Hatg'a report tonight slsted that assaults have been completely rfpulHd. The German lodi.y making their second great attempt to break through the British defenses In the Oonnellsu (prior and pinch off the salient, which General Hying recent ly drove Into Ihe enemy territory i little farther to the north. The Ger man mm ii It in launched against La Vacquerle shortly before ( o'clock la th morning and spread rililly. Within two houra a heavy battle wan 1n progress over a ronslderabla front from Hm Vacquerle southward to- "Urdu Veadautte. Ths Germans warn employing ureal rorrce of lufantry froln a con centration of guns which they bad perfected since the smashing of the Hlndenburg line, lly noon there were, tudlusj luos that. the Gorman assault m Ik lit surpass In fierceness their drive whlrh curried them through the British front south of Clonnelleii laiit Friday. Intense fighting nt clone qiiurlcrs followed slid a the battle progres sed the Germans developed an nffen le further down the line, fly 1 1 o'clock their artillery was maintain ing a drumfire akuIiihI the whole front Involved. In their Inllliil dm rue the enemy fame up mi In Ht u stone wall and he wraa forced to fall bark. They kept coming In wave, however, and fin ally secured a fooling In the town, but were later ejected. ni lilAIUI NfW WA.VTN I'KACK WITH IM'HMIAXS lx)ndon, l)er. 4. It la rumored 'tier that Bulgaria is prepared to neKOtlute with Rusala for a verna tion of hostilities. HAT MAKERS CHARGED WITH GRAFT A1EPI New York. Due. 4, A conspiracy to defraud the United States Kov ernment of hundreds of thousands of dollar on rontruotij for a l.illllou kervlce hats, was churned la Indict ments returned ntmlnnt mombera of the corporntlon, Thorn and llulley, reeksklll Hat Mfg. Co., and the firm nf II. 0. I'armloe and Cove. Two in- epeotorn of the quartcrmnater's corps are named as co-conspiraiora. INTERESTING FACTS CONCERNING THE COUNTY'S EARLY HISTORY RECALLED BY NEW COURTHOUSE There were some Interesting facta The year before, an act was passed brought out in the splendid talk by by the legislature cutting off a slice IUv. t. Myron lloozcr nt the dnill-' f rom the western part of Jackson vution of the now court house yes-'county and adding it to Josephine, tnrday which brought up memories The block cm which tho court house of tho old days to Mime of tho older i was built was donated to the people of his hen re I'M. 'by Jonathan llonrno Jr., mid the old JoHepliino -county was created bv , ImlldiiiK h erected from nmtKiiiiN an net of tho leslslnture lu I siiil. j donated nml Inlior furnished tree by The first county neat wits nt Waldo, i pntlrotlc cltlfons. The llrpt counts IvU two or thrco years later It ,v. n I offices, nfter movltiR to Grants Piisp 'moved to KorliyvMUe where it rc-jwere In the southwestern imrt of the ,,r'"f 'nt!' IV nprltm of IS"i,;tnn In n section then culled "Jeru wbeo It 'us . moved itn airauls 1'usti. ; sulent." . I UfilHITS PEACE: IS RUL1DR Balkan All llnporteil lit lie hound ing llrrila a Trim of ArmMIre for Peee ' reference MiiM'kliulm, Iht. 4. A report cornea from Merlin that Itoumsnla la trylun to make an srmlsllre with the cential powara. , Amsterdam, t)re. 4. --Ths Dussel- dnrf tienerat Anselger's Berlin cor- reepondenl give current to, rumor In the relehstag thai the Itomuanlao government has aounded the llerlln and Vienna Kovernment regsrdlng ondltlona for an armUtlre and peare pour parlera. Ths correspon- dent aaya Ilia hurried closing of the relehstag main committee's Ives support lo the rumor. Ion HOOVER ras LO't'iIR FOOD New York, Ptc. 4. Iywer prices In meat, milk and other commodities aa a result of the enormous crop of corn which, It In expected, will be distributed by January 1ft, was fore csuited by Federal Food Administra tor Hoover In a attitemcnt lat nlnbt. He deelured that this great crop la "the certain economic remedy for hkxh prices." 1 ALLIED COHCE AT PARiS IS ENDED Carls, Ihi 4. The Inler-allled conference in Parln has ended. Col onel HoiiHe, In the closInK address, declared that there had been coor dination and unity of purpose reach ed, which promised greater results for the future and that It was his deep conviction that "by this unity wo shnll be able to arrive at tht- jtonl which we have Mt out to reacli." FROM EAST AFRICA lyondnn. Dec 4. "Ksst Africa has been completely cleared of the ene my." This official announcement was made tonight. German Hast Africa which has a court line of 620 miles and an esti mated area of 884,006 aquure miles, was attucked by tho British forces. Including South African troops un der General Jan Christian Smuts, from the north and by ftnlKlxn and Portuguese troops from the south and wesl. The rampatan began early lu iilli. Prior to thU British Ka.H'. Africa had been Invaded and Gen eral Smuts found that he had to con tend with an army of about 50,000 native troops, aided by 3,000 Ger mans and possessing powerful art!!- lpry PEACE IS KILE IL VICTORY IS IN Presiieit's Rlesuge Says Crushed Before War Caa hi Urges War Declar atioa ca Austria, Not ca Turkey cr Bulgaria VVanhlniclnn, Dec. 4. Conttrees Is rradv to take ua acaln lta Dart In the prosecution of the war and to stay alt the year If necessary. The second session of the otll congress began yesterday at noon with brief routine seaelons lusrked by the receipt of appropriation es timates for nest year's war and or dluury expenses aKKrecatiOK the vast sum of f I3.GOO.OU0.0UU. WashlnKton. Uec. 4. In his ad dress to congress today, the presi dent recommended that a declara tion of war be made against Austria at once, lie did not recommend such a declaration against Turkey or Bui - saris now. The president aald that war with Austria was necessary to meet the anomalous situation the United States fsces In Its war with Germany ators Gore and LaKollette did not even though Austria was not her take part In the domonstratlon. own mistress but merely the vassal j The president's addresa was Inter of Germany. He also aald that theirupted throughout. particularly same logic would lead to war against ' when he proposed a penitentiary Turkey and Bulgaria but they had confinement for alien offenders and not yet stood la ' the path of the the Inclusion of women In that class. United States In the war against - Prussian autocracy. . Washington, Dec. 4. The presl- In ringing and most definite terms ! dent's addresa' has been .placed for he ssld that nothing shsll turn Ihej simultaneous publication In practlc Tnlted Slates aside until the war! ally every capital of the world sl was won and Germany beaten. All though It was not entrusted In ad talk of peace was out of the flues. ranee to the. sews associations of tlon. Peace can only come when the j America. It was placed In tbe Lon German people make It through 'don office of Reuters for distribu ters that the world can trust and, when they have made reparation for the destruction the, present rulers have wrought and when Germany has receded from all the territory senate would be ready to pass a reso they hare taken by armed force. ilutlon Friday, declaring war on Ans The president said that the Rua-jtrla. IT TO EARTH Kansas City, Dec. 4. Twj United States army observation balloons that were unleashed by accident and shot ungnlded Into' the, air, were brought to the ground early Jast night. One of them, a huge bag of the new French type, escaped from students at Fort Omaha, Neb., late yesterday, and trailing 6,000 feet of steel tethering cable, traveled a spec tacular course through Nebraska. Oklahoma, Kansas and thence back Into Nebraska, where It was cap tured. ' ... e S IN SEATTLE Seattle, Dec. 4.- Investigation of tbe Pacific northwest timber labor situation was begun behind closed doors here today by Secretary of La bor W. B. Wilson and members of a fedora! mediation commission of which he Is chairman. The Investi gation was expected to last several days. SPRUCE FOREST IRK Portland, Dec. 4. Colonel Hrlce P. IHsn,ue, V. S. A., director of spruce production In the northwest, ' an- . . . . . - nnunced toniKht that the nrst con- tlngtmt of troops Tor service In get- ting out nlrplnnn stock arrived at Vancouver barracks, commlng from port Custer, t'tah. Geraan Govcrczsit llsst Be slaa people had been poisoned by the ms dark falaeboods which had kept tbe German people In the dark the only antidote to which was the simple troth. The president recommended fur ther legislation to control profiteer ing through war Industries. He al in nuked con R i ess to devote Its en tire energies to war legislation. Before the president's addresa, a lolnl resolution declaring that a state of war exists between tbe roll ed Stales, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey, was Introduced In the senate by Senator Plttman for Sen- intor King of Utah, 1 The state department will draw a 1 resolution asked by the president. . j A wild demonstration greeted the president's recommendation for a declaration of war on Austria. Mem- hers rose and cheered luntlly. Sen- tlon throughout Europe. Washlnirton. Dec. 4. (Majority leader Martin aald today that the itlTAIIAAEROPlAIIE E Missoula. Mont., Dec. -I Montana residents who have been reporting a mysterious airplane flying about the, country at night are wondering now If thoy really did see a machine. or were they victims of a halluclna tlon. Dr. F. C. Smith, professor of psychology at the University of Mon tana here, is responsible for raising the doubts. ' "If a person really believes he sees a thing that doesn't exist he Is the victim of a hallucination," was Dr. Smith's explanation of the "air plane scare." "It Is tbe power of suggestion, and it Is brought on by the war and the martial thoughts; that are uppermost In the minds of;' the American people. Boise, Ida., Dec. 4. Some kinds! of food hoarding are all right, ao-'roll, editor of the- Portland Tele cording to R. P. Bicknell, federal jsram died here today after an Ill food commissioner for Idaho, and H.iness of several months. He waa 59 W. Hochbaum, state leader of coun-j ty farm agents. They have started a movement to Introduce the people of this state to buy and store ap ples aud potatoes awalnst the win ter's needs. 10-YEAR SENTENCE FOR Seattle, Doc. S.lMIss lionise. Oli vereau, self-declared anarchist eon victed liiRt week on six counts of an'stttntly forward financial growth! llldlctmmit f-hnrelnir Violation nt thp ! . " " 7 J " '" espionage laws, today was sentenced conditions. , to J0 yearg , th( state ,nj The toU, depogIU , the three Canon City, Colo., by Judge Netererjbnnks of the city. November 20. was In the federal court. She accepted, $1,082,817.66. This shows a gain sentence without comment. SPY PLOT IS SEEI DOCK 1IC tlraokljra liork Hurnd With U of Million. (fUverniMtat (W Inula Heriuufcly Hindered I New York, Dec, 4. federal au thorities are trying to determine whether enemy plotters are respon sible for tbe fire which destroyed several acres of buildings on tbe Brooklyn water front with a lost of over half a million dollars. Tbe Ore seriously affected government contracts. New York, Dec. 4.--Four large buildings of the Morse Dry Dock, and Repair company on the South Brook lyn water front, were destroyed by Are last Bight with, an estimated loss of Il.n00.ri00. Tbe orlxln of the Are Is unknown. Vnlted States sol diers on duty st the plant declare the fire started suddenly lo the car penter ahops, where hundreds of men were working; and then quickly spread to other buildings. TALiAii i;n;i ; IS BAKER'S TIEI Washington. Dec 4 la the weak- war statement of tbe war depart ment on the war situation, the effort of the central powers to Invsde Italy, a concentration -of troops made pos sible by the Russian situation. Is ex plained. "The outstanding situation," says the review. "Is to be found In the ever-increasing mobility of action of the forces engaged. Static warfare Is giving way to activity of more ve hemence, It eeems that a decisfpn Is being aought by the enemy, who realises that he cannot endure for a much longer period the strain ' of trench warfare Imposed by the al- lles In the west. ' "The enemy Is constantly- dis patching large rontlngents from the Russian theater. All good troops which can be spared are being dis patched to other zones of operations. "On the other hand the allies will give the enemy no respite and any offensive undertaken by the Ger mans will be promptly met by a counter strike of great severity," STEAL STREET CAR Jollet. 111.. Dec. 4. The 13 con victs who escaped from the state penitentiary here yesterday, late last night stopped a Chicago, Ottawa A Peoria Interurban ar, robbed the passengers and crew and drove tbe ear to Morris. III., where they aban doned It. New posses immediately were organized and are in pursuit of the bandits. KDITOJl OF TKLHGRAM DIKS AT PORTLAND Portland. Dec. 4. John F. Car- years of age and leaves a widow and eight children. IN DEPOSITS. REFLECTING BUSINESS GROWTH .Jf those who are going about the 'streets of Grants Pass bewailing the ; times and with a general pessimis tic story, would study- the bank statements of the city a moment he i will learn that this community Is flaking a very satisfactory ami con u - hlili l-AFWt 11m vnnantl hlialnasa ' 'of $487,787.74 over the statements ARMISTICE Oil Dfl LINE ffl) GKKMAN'S AXI AISTKIANS QITTB KJCADV POK CK8MATIOX OP UGHTINO fRJuin IS Oil MIME BoUfaevikJ Determlaed oo Inter! C'ondltJoaa ttaikhoaJj la Ly orbed I'etiograd, Dec. 4. General Duk honln, commander In chief after Kerensk's overthrow, was throw from a train and killed aa a result of lynch law, after Ensign Krylenko, the Bolshevlkl commander In chief had raptured Mohllev, it waa today announced. . A battle between tbe Petrograd ' garrison commanded by Krylenko and the Cossacks Is impending. London. Dec. 4. An Exchange Telegraph dispatch says that aa ar mistice has been signed between Germany and Russia at the head quarters of Prince Leopold of Ba varia. It la valid for a period of 46 hours. Vienna, Dee. 4 The following of ficial communication was Issued to day: . -. . ,' 4 "During the last few days an arm istice baa been announced on' many sectors of. tbe Russian front, front division to division, and from corps to corps. In the Prlpet region the Russian army rondnded aa - otBcral armistice with the opposing com mander of 'the allied (Teuton) forces." ' . : "A Russian deputation crossed our lines ' yesterday In order to prepare the way with the central allied ar mies for an armistice- on tbe whole of the Russian front. "In the Italian theater and la Albania there is nothing new to re port." ,. .mk..t ., Amsterdam, Dec. 4. An armis tice was agreed to Saturday with the Russian army, according to Berlin dispatch. It was to begin at 10 p. Ttf. Sunday. M ,. ; ! Tej London. Dec. 4.- Russian general headquarters. H is officially announc ed, has reported on Friday fraterni sation had Increased especially on the northern and wester (Russian) fronts. Increasing with the armistice negotiations entered into with the Bolshevlkl. . . Washington. Dec. 4. Ths inter nal situation In Russia remains acute. 1 Infantry and machine (ran detachments have been sent against the general staff headquarters at the front where refusal met ths Bol- shelhl demand that arrangements be made for an armistice. ' Washington, Dec. 4. -Attorney General Gregory has recommended an amendment to tbe alien enemy law to include women over 14 years of age. The enforcement of the law has been seriously hampered by the exemption of women. SHOW HEALTHY INCREASE of June 2;i. 1915. Tbe gain for the year 1915-19l was about 1150.000 and for the year t916-!91T (count ing May 1st as the end of the fiscal year) was about $213,000. Since May of this year, the gain has been. $11 2.000 or at a Rtlll greater rate of progress than for the previous narlnHo Tha anlna hnvo haAn ahntit equally divided among the three lmnk9i tne .ftereg for each being. (since June 23, 1915) 9151.365.67; $177, 348. and $169,073.44 re spectively. : I