Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, December 17, 1917, DAILY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextDAILY EDITION YOU VIII.. n. mi, uimnto pahm. um:vmy. hunty, oukoo.n, mommy, ii;o:miif.h it, 1017. WHOLK M MUER S BRITISH GET I101IK0F 111 FRAY MTA HT IMOVK AGAINHT III H HI T ARK WITIKM T M TF.Itl .11. (I AIMS llll IIS SIIU STRONG (irealrwt Teutonic KITiirt Now n Italian Front I'lil Very HHghi Vn are la Maile Berlin, Dec. 17. British troops on the Italian front yesterday launched an attack against the Teu ton poaltlon loutb of Mont fon tana ectnr lut It broke down before reaching the Aufro-Germnn linen, the war office announred. Rome, Dee. 17. The Autro-Ger-tnan attacking the Italians today from the direction of San Mann... were driven hark In dlaorder. The Italian front remain the only major field nf military operation In which there I more than local activ ity on the part of the Infantry. - The Italian line, althouah almoHt eeaaeleaaly aaaalled In the mountain region. I atlll Intact and holding welt except for a email receaelon here and there, forced at the rout of heavy raaualtle on the part of Auatro-derman Invader. Merlin claim the taking of more that S.nnn additional prlaoner In the fighting of the laat few day and the repulse of Italian counter-attack on positions won by the Teu ton ', . ' STARTS WITH A 1 "100 per cent Hed Cross." , This I a phrase you are to heart pretty frequently In Oregon for the next few day. It designutcH atore, a factory, an office wnere every member from the officials rUlit down the Hue haa Joined the Red Croaa. .It la poaalble to go higher to 200 per cent Red Croa. That figure denote those firms every employe and member of which ha Joined Ihe Red Croaa, and where the firm ha donated an additional memherahlp to a member of the fiim lly of each employe. The Walkover Shoe company waa the Aral firm In Oregon to report 100 per cent Red Croa and declare that In few daya they will make It 200 per cent Red Croa. The Red Croaa Christmas mem herahlp campaign starting today la devUiod to add 240,000 members to the American Rod Croaa In Oregon, or one-third of the complete popn ' latlon. There are two alogana aaao clated with the campaign which atnnd out. They are: ""All that la needed a heart and a -dollar." "Every man and woman In Oregon muat Join the Red Croa." GENERALS GIVEN CHANGE OF DUTY Shifting of Iiiimh tnnt oimiiunila Keen In Mine to Create Council Within War Ih-pnrtmeiit Washington, liec. 17. A re-arrangement of aome of the high com mand In the war department I In dicated by Ihe detachment of officer dealgnated by Secretary Maker to alt aa a department war council. It became known today that Gen eral (loethala, builder of the Panama canal, ha been offered the poaltlon of quartermaster general to auoceed Major General Sharp. General Crowder la the only officer dealgnat ed aa a member of the war council who will not be detached from hi preaent poaltlon. Rrlgadler General John Barrett of the coaat artillery baa been aelect rd for the poaltlon of chief of that branch of the aervlce, laoceedlng General Weaver. T Waahlngton, I)ec. 17. The prohi bition constitutional amendment re ceived the neieaaary two third vote In the houae this afternoon. The bill now goes to the aenate, and If paaaed by It, then to the leg islature of the states and muat be ratified by three-fourth, or 86, of the stale government to become a law. IIOTH HlllKM (1.AIM VHTOKV IX IIOISK . Washington. Dc.,.J7. Roth,, the "weta" and "drya" claim a victory In the vote which will be held late tndHy In the house on the conatltu tlonal amendment fur prohibition Roth expect to win by a margnln of ten vote or more. IN ARRESTED AT FRISCO 'Sun Francisco, Doc. 17. Curt S. .Mutachlnk, a former officer' In the Oerman navy, found working aa a longshoreman here, wiia arrested to day on n prcldentlnl warrant cham trxx htm with violating tho band zone regulation, he having wni fc.'cl -ltliln half a nil'e oi ,i military rr UK!,li'.vout. Federal- olReinla slat- tt tli 't. tl-c charge was technical and !MV't It wm titav.entvl i f .nn; : iSP.v, ... Halifax. N. 8., Dec. I7.---L?an Uaptiate Glokln. flrat officer or t'.e Ill-fated munition ahlp Mort Blanc testifying at the resumption -if the government Inquiry to .lolermlne re aponalblllty for tin rnlllsUMi be tween that veaael an-1 tie lielgla'i relief ahlp Into, wnlcn ciuatl the Halifax disaster, oatlDel that the signal-) given by tin relief hli hist before the cnlllalon weri contrary to the rules of navigation. ENLISTS AS PRIVATE Waahlngton, Dec. 17. Represen tative Royal C. Johnaon of Aberdeen. South Dakota, has enlisted aa a pri vate In the regular army, and baa been aaalgned to Camp Mead. He has not yet resigned hi position In congress. PROMINENT CHINAMAN OK ST, liOl'IS KILLED St. Louis, Dec. 17. Lung Hong l.en, "mayor of St. Loula China' town," waa allot and killed herd to day by J ue Sick, wealthy Chinese merchant, who turned the gun on himself, committing suicide. A tong war was the cause, police any I'HKHIHKNT SENDS CAST OFF CLOTHINO Waahlngton, Dec. 17. President Wilson's cast-off clothing waa sent to the Melglnn relief commission today for needy Belgians. At the same time the commission received from one of- Herbert Hoover'a office boya n package of his own old clothe. RUSS ANS AND TEUTONS TERMS OF PEACE Apparently Nothing Found in Negotiations ! to Prevent Permanent Cessation of Hostilities on Eastern Front Fraternizing and Exchange of Newspapers I'etrograd, Dec. 17. The term of the Russo-German armistice accord ing to a atatement leaned here, obli gate no tranifer of troop until Jan uary 14. There la to be no Inereaae of troopa on toy of the front, nor on Moon Sound; nor la there to be any regrouping of the forcea. The Germane are not to concen trate troopa at any point between the Dlack and the Battle ea east of the 15th degree of longitude. Group meeting thoae of the enemy force arj to be limited to 25 persons at a time who are permitted to talk and exchange newspaper. ensealed mall carried on war or trade vessel are not to croa a ape- clfled line of demarcation. Waahlngton. Dec. 17. Ruaalan embassy officials and the atate de partment were tonight anxioualy awaiting confirmation of press re ports that a peace treaty actually has been consumated between the Bol slievlkl and the German. Due to the difficulty of communication, how- ret, nelthtr bad received any word of th work of the plenipotentiary at Dret-L4tock. In view of tbe concept of th Bol hevlkl government aa pro-German, If not actually th tool of Germany, la view of th known Instruction to th delegate from Ruaala, tbe re ported agreement on peace terma wa not & lurprla bar. Merlin, Dec. 17. Th protocol commission whlcb will ratify the ar mistice between Germany and Rua ala on the eastern Russian front waa alttlng, today, the war office an nounced. At yesterday' sitting the full conference of representatives of th two nation agreed upon a draft london, Dec. 17 Tbe Ixindon pa pers forecast that the allies will give recognition to the Bolshevlkl to prevent Russia pasting under tbe po litical and economic heel of Ger many. .The American delegatea to Pari conferences are eald to have tempered the allied attitude toward tbe Bolshevlkl. FOR CLOSE MOUTH ' Ixindon, Dee. 17. Emphaalxlng the taciturnity of Col. E. M. House, head of the American mission to the Inter-allled war conference, an Eng llsli newspaper describes hi in as a man who "would go so far as to ad mit It was mining If there was no one within earshot." Thla comment evidently was evoked from the ef forts of newspaper men to Inter view Colonel Houae concerning his mission while he was In tandon. Chesterfield House, that beautiful old home In the Mayfalr district of Ijindon. was the scene of many In teresting meeting during the visit of the American mission here. Col onel House and Mrs. Houae, who ac companied him from the I'nlted States lived there and . meetings were held there between American and British admirala, generate and financier. Ijtdy Burton let Chester field Houae to the Duke of Rox burgh, who placed It at the aervlce of the American government, with all It Gainsborough and Reynolds pictures and precious old china and hooka, nnd even servant with cock ades. Colonel Houae met the newspaper men In the library upon his arrival from the United State. He atood In front of the big English fire and beautiful chimney-place of the house that Isaac Ware built for Lord CheBterfleld of "Utter." There waa little new In what the colonel had to say. BE FULL! EQUIPPED Waahlngton, Dec. 17. There If "not a chance" that any troopa sent abroad, even a amall unit, will leave the shores of America without being fully equipped and clothed. This Is the word given by the adjutant gen eral to Senator Polndexter, who had made Inquiries based on apprehen sion of some of his constituents that some of the Washington troopa might be sent over without full equipment. 10 YOUR BEST" FOR SLOGAN: NOT '.'Bin II DESTROY TRADE VESSELS Heveu Mm lutntiiMtti With Tlielr Ilrtt- lh ( onto) Hunk by Onniuut Draw Iroyer Hot Ilia In North 8ea Iinilon, Dec. 17 One British and flv neutral merchantmen, on Brit lab destroyer and four mine (weep er have been tunk In the North Sea by German naval force. The lottflea wer the reault of an attack by th Teuton upon a con voy bound from Scotland to Norway. The total merchantman tonnage lost amount to 8,000 ton. Two neutral merchant reeiel and on trawlar were lunk off th Tyn December II by German destroyer. It wa alao announced today. GERMANS SAY HAIG SUFFERED A DEFEAT Berlin, Dec. 17. Failure of Brit ish force In tbelr drive at tbe chan nel aubmarln base waa accentuated by defeat of Field Marshal Halg'a armies at Cambral, the war office declared officially today. "It ia more than four week alnce th English discontinued their at tack in the violent offensive aim ing at possession of Belgian coaat and destruction of submarine bases," the statement (aid. IB FOR SAVING 01 FOOD IS Gilt ASSISTANT STATE FOOD ADk IHTKATOR NEWELL E.XPLAI GREAT XKED STAPLES MUCH HEEBED ill Average American bate Jfla Pounds of Sugar Muat lie CU Thlrty-eli San Francisco, Dec. 17. That the British war slogan "do your bit" Is Inadequate and Inappropriate for this country and the crowing con viction of those connected here with the federal food administration for California. In England to do one's "bit" Im plies the carrying through of an un dertaking to Its accomplishment. In the I'nlted States, and on the Pa cific coast In particular, the general conception of a bit Is a relatively small thing. It la a term applied to 12V4 cents. . . "A 'bit' conveys the idea of a small piece of a morsel and prob ably has a wrong psychological ef fect on the people," said Ralph P. Merritt, federal food administrator for California. "The millionaire who buys a few thousand dollars worth of Liberty bonds has done his 'bit' but certainly he has failed by a long margin of doing his best. "It this, the world's greatest cri sis, does not call for the best efforts of the American people then cer tainly there never will come a time when It can be demanded of them. To do one's bit may mean anything or relatively nothing. It gives the people no measure 0f what is ex pected of them. The nation Is call ing for the best efforts of Its citl xens. Every man or woman, if hon est with themselves, knows whether or not they are doing their best. "It would be well for the Ameri can people to forget about 'their bit' and do their best." E TO VARIETY OF MATTERS GKHMAX OFFENSIVE MAV HK ADVKKTISIXG OTOfT Washington, Dec. 17. Report heralding the German offensive on the western front Is attributed to "bold enemy advertising," aaid Sec retary Baker In the weekly war re view,- who aay nothing . In the stUj uatlon leads u to conclude the In Itaflve ha passed from the allies to th enemy. WEEK WILL BE RAINY 'S Forecast for the week beginning December 16, 1917: Pacific Coaat States A rainy week with mild . temperatures in Oregon and Washington. Rain in northern California early part of week; latter part probably fair with out decided temperature changes, Southern California generally fair without severe cold. GERMANY TO PROPOSE PEACE TERMS AGAIN Washington, Dec. 17. Informa tion has been received among the neutral diplomats that the Intima tions from abroad that Germany will soon make another peace offer. Is correct, KAI.KM PASTOK IS OFF FOR WOUK IX FltAXCK Salem, Dec. 17. Rev. 'ames El- vln. pastor of the Salem Congrega tional church and a menue? the prison parole board, tofii-y receittd orders from the army M. C. A. board to reporj at once at Fort Sill for pre:ai-.i"en for service in France as a Y. M. C. A. secretary. He will leave Thursday. Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vallls, Dec. 17. Seven conventions, three conferences and- four schools form part of the program for , the coming Farmers' and Home Makers' week, December 31 to January 3. Conventions will be held at that time by the Oregon State Dairy as sociation, Oregon Holateln Cattle club, Oregon Jersey Cattle club, Ore gon Guernsey Cattle club, Nut Grow ers' association. Vegetable Growers' ' association. SAC1UMKXTO RKPLAt'KS 1-ORTliAXD IX LEAGVE Los Angeles, Dec. 17. The const league directors have voted to take Sacramento into the coast league In stead of Portland. There will be only eue umpire instead of two dur ing the war. Washington, Dec. 17. It has been intimated In semi-official circles here that the president will make no fur ther more In the railroad situation until after congress reconvenes fol lowing the Christmas vacation. Before an audl.inc of nearly men and woman at the wee Chamber of Commerce luncheon day. W. K. Newell, assistant food administrator gar a moat terestlng statement of tbe needa food conservation In each and evl home throughout the land. If ( country's ahare In the world was to be performed. Mr. Newell explained th abeol necessity for saving foods. Th Is a real world shortage, and 4 ahortage I emphasised by the sbq age of ship which prevent bringing of auppllea from Austra; India and Argentine. America m aave 200,000,000 bushel of wh out of what we would us betwJ now and next harvest. I "Every pound of our avails aurplus ha already been hlp( abroad and the further supply m come from our savings," said Newell. "We bare fortunately, good corn crop and a big crop of tatoes, which we can aubetltute wheat.- Corn will be cheaper h just as, soon as the new crop of d meal comes on the market. "Tbe great need for saving meat ia on the side of pork, parti! larly the bam and bacon. We sho eat almost no bacon and bam. . I use up the spare ribs, sausage, e' and save the cured meat for si ment. Ham and bacon are the bone of the army ration. Use table oils at home and save tbe a mat fata for export. "Never has condensed milk bi used in the army ration until ni and we are shipping abroad eno oua quantities. "There Is also a world short. of sugar because France and G, many, who formerly supplied rope, are producing now scarcely d half their former supply, France nearly supplying her own neel The serious shortage In the last t months in this country was cam by Mr. Hoover's action In send 100,000 tons of sugar to France relieve the sugar famine the! While we have been using sugar the rate of 12 pounds per person : year, and recently have not b able to get even that amount, use sugar enough in this country making candy to supply England an entire year. One of the first sta of the food administration wh the sugar situation became serlq was to cut the allowance of cai factories, ice cream manufacture; etc., to 50 per cent of their nornl i (Continued on page t.) ON VICTORIOUS TROO London, Dec. 17. A detailed d cription of the capture of Jerusald has been received. It shows h the British, despite the stord weather making it almost lmpossll for the camels to carry the suppll and the transports to keep their fo ing, fought onto the Judea hills a the Mount of Olives until the Tun had been driven off. The people showered flowers v on the troops as they entered t city, as a token of their Joy as I ing delivered. About 1,000 pr oners were taken beside the wounF ed Turks In the hospitals. I