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Ol O 1J-7 f VTkP-vl IS DAILY EDITION VOL. VIII., No. Ml. GRAJTTI FAM, JOMTHIKB OCWrnr, OKiCOO.1, Wr'.ONKHDAY', JANUARY S, JVIH. WHOI J! NIMBER tS47. v. ITALY TAKES OFFENSIVE ON NORTH FRONT IIHII.I.IANT MIKNOI VHTOHV POLIiOWFII HV HltTKrWrTL. IlKlYK OF ITALIA WEATHER IS AGAINST INVADERS DMM-mliMHl Teutonic KTorls to Oiw IHav River UmiImn1 by latin, Karmy's lir Krnere London. Jan. I. Italians have won the flrtt riorjr of tht new year on the defensive line from take Oarda to the Adriatic. These lines were strengthened by the Italian urreM Iq driving the enemy from Seen son bridge head, which the Aus-tro-Oermana have held aver alnre the middle of November. Tbe enemy replied only with artillery, to the French stroks In Monte Tombs re flnn. The magnitude of the achieve. ment of the French tronia In the Monte Tomha region grows aa full details are received. In addition to 1.14s men. Including 44 Austrian officer, several of high rank, made prisoner and seven large guns cap tured, the booty Inclines 60 machine funs, several trench qulckflrera and great amount of miscellaneous war material. It-it th chief jlrnlflcane of the etroke la the change from defensive to offensive tactics, and tbe stirring enthusiasm and sureness with wlitih tt.e French delivered their In itial blow against the enemy lines. Thus far the enemy haa been on the offensive with Italian delivering telling defensive blows. Now, however, the French have turned the scale, and the enemy Is being attacked In this sector for the flntt time since he reached the Plave. The weather I coming to the Ital ian relief in the way of heavy snows. The food supply of the enemy on the northern front Is temporarily cut off by snow. Rome,, Jan. 2. The Anstro-Ger-man made a determined attempt today to cross the Plave but were beaten hack by the Italians. A score of boats attempted to cross at Intes tadura, but were dispersed. . u tandnn, Jan. 2. Cecil Spring Bice, British ambassador to the United States will retire from his pots. Ixird Bertie, ambaHsador to Pafls and Sir George Buchanan, am bfeaador to Petrograd, will also re tire. Newspapers Insist on bringing new blood Into service. GREGORY ASKS OEUY , SI Washington, Jan. . 2, Attorney Genernl Gregory has asked the su preme court to defer arguments on even large anti-trust suits which are pending before It, Including thnt against the International Harvester Company, United Show Machinery Co., Steel corporation, until the next term of court. TWKNTV FIVK HlNIHlKlr M)HT IX KARTIIQUAKK 8ai Salvador, Jan. 2. Newspa pers here deplore that 2.r00 people "lost tholr Uvea In Ouatomaln earth-.a'.tc X A- m Phot by American Prese Aoltla. Rear Admiral Albert W. Grant Cam mender tubmerln Ferae, Atlantis Fleet Mill DEBT HIKES FAST Hlupriidoa Figure Nerriisl to I mil rate Coantry's ProbaMe Indebted' neae I hie to War Needs Washington, Jan. I. Tbe United Stales eotera tbe new year with a national debt Of 15,611,000.000, more tban five time greater than when It entered the war, 9 months ago, but only one-third of the debt which promise to develop by the first of next year. The debt per capita Is about 131 and the percent illT (' debt to estimated - narluual wealth Is JH. The treasury financial summary Issued todsy for the first time since June SO, shows that actual disburse ments In the Arst half of the fiscal year have fallen far below the esti mates, particularly for the military establishment. An enormous pros pective Increase In war department expense for munitions and materials contracts to be filled In the spring will raise the government outlays at that time, but ofllelala feel some doubt that orJlnury disbursements will reach the f 12.S16.O0O.O00 esti mated for the fiscal year - ending next June SO. Washington, Jan. S. One of Her bert Hoover' first acta In handling the food situation was an effort to settle the strikes In the Cuban cane field so that the supply of sugar to this country might be protected, ac cording to his testimony before the senate Investigation committee. - Mr. Hoover said that he sent a representative to Cuba and that shortly thereafter the trouble was cleared up. NIX GKRMAN PLANKS , ','? nROl'GHT DOWN ONE lAY Paris, Jan. 2. Six German aero planes were put out of commlslon by the French In yesterday' engage ments. Paris, Jan. 2. The minister of provisions, Victor Boret, has deter mined d, drastlo measures for the conservation. All shops of ronfeo ' loners and pastry are .to be closed -.ml restrictions are to be placed on eatuurants which charge high prices In order to prevent tholr outbidding the more popular plncos In bidding tor supplies.. The private use of nu 'jr.ioMlM 'ia9 been prohibited. HOUSE BRINGS ALLIES' PACT I'liKHlhK.NT'H KKI'IIKHKNTATIVK TO A I.I.I Kit OM'KIIKNt K ltr roHTM on viuxuwm IS A (Iimmt nMiperallon Among the Enemies of Ctarmanjr Will llreult From IHdlberationa Washington, Jan. I. The Ameri can delegatea, headed by Colonel House, who recently returned from an Inter-allled war council In Paris have reported to the state depart ment nrglng a constant apeedy dis patch of American troop to France, a material speeding up In shipbuild ing and a closer cooperation with co-tielllgerenU. Definite plana for devoting ton nage to troop transportation and active utilization of American naval force have been made. It baa also been agreed with the British adml rallty (o effect certain plana for antl submarine warfare. The United States contribution to the pooling of war resource ha been agreed upon, to permit the United State to visu alise problems of food control at home. England, France and Italy hare Mgreed to nut Into effect legalised end compulsory control of foodstuffs In thoee eoonttiea. STARS AfiD STRiPES RAISED Oil P YEARS The beautiful new flag recently purchased by citizens of this city by popular subscription, was un furled New Years morning , with simple but appropriate ceremonies Captain aud Former Mayor Truax was an Interested participant. . As Fred Carpenter, a former but ler in the regular army, sounded the; reveille, the great flag, which had been run to tbe top of the mast by J. C. Caldwell, a veteran of the Spanish American war, was swung to tho breeze and the big crowd gave a hearty cheer. . ' In the evening a short band con cert of popular , and patriotic, selec tions waa enjoyed by a fair alxed audience. ON WAR PLANS HEWS IIOTES OF INTEREST FflOD IHPIE COUNTY SOLDIER BOYS ' The "Red Headed Gunner" A tew weeks ago the Courier men tioned the possibility that Osborne W. deVarila, grandson of Mrs. J. 3. Pool, who enlisted from Grants Pass In April, was the gunner who tired the first U. S. shot In the war with Germany. A recent San Francisco paper states that "young de Varlla was a member of the gun crew that fired the first U. S. shot at the kaiser's army." . . In a letter to his mother, who lives In San Francisco, he says: "1 am back from the front now for a time but . I am feeling scared yet. Well mother, I was one of the gun crew who fired the first shot Into the German lines from an American battery, and I cut the fuse on tbe first schrapnel fired. , "I am In good health, only water logged and very muddy. , France Is one great big bog. We had a pretty hard time for a while up there, but it was a hundred per cent better af ter we got settled down and got used to the work. "The climate In the United States resembles this climate," writes the boy, "Is thnt of southern Oregon In February." FdlMGR SAYS BIlSS REEF mm IIHKAK IIY ItOtXHKVIKI KK HUlTKI) III K TO TKITO.MC AT TITl'DK ON POLAND tleooial KalMllnea Iteportetl at Head of Trained Army of onitlJoreble ', Hlae, Fighting netiiia I'etrograd, Jsa. X (Ute IM(- patch) u otu aanuunrMl here to day In soml-ofllclal quarter that the Hobthevlkl government ta far from satisfied with the tura peace effort" hare taken and that the chance of a aurceaafnl eonaqmation now aeeea remote due to Germaay' aareaeon- able dewiaada. ; Forelga Minister Trotsky rlaJma that the Baltic pro- rlBeee are In reality ander military prrasare while being oompled by (Germans. uonaon, Jan. z. According to a telegram from the Petrograd Dally New correspondent, peace negotia tlons ave been broken off by tbe Bol hevlkl, owing to the German atti tude regarding Poland, Lithuania and the enemy's proposal that gar rlsona be retained at Llbau. Riga and elsewhere. London. Jan. S. All of the terri tory over which the Cossacks hare domination Is reported to be arous ed vffalnat the Bolshevik!. Oeaoral Kaledlnes, leader of the Cossacks of the Don, according to these reports. Is advancing with a considerable body of troops, against Moscow. The Bolsherlkl force are said to be engaged In shsrp fighting near Kurt s, a city about 200 miles south of Moscow. Reports reaching here telling, of these movements describe Kaledlnes' troops as composing mostly of the regular Russian army divisions. Including approximately 20.000 officers. RAILROADS TACKLK JOB OF FHF.IGHT tTNUKSTION Washington,' Jan. 2. All eastern railroads went rapidly to work to day to clear freight congestion and effect a freer movement of food and coal, regardless of passenger sched ules and previous government prior ity regulations. "Cliub" Harvey In Virginia . E. R. (Chub) Harvey, now with the U. 3. marines at Quantlco. Va., In a letter to his parents. Mrv and Mrs. O. P, Harvey says: "I am now attached to the head quarters staff training battalion, 6th. regiment, and am driving a motor cycle" for the, battalion commander, Major Ka.vsor, and have a three speed Indian with side car. The ma jor la one of tbe finest men I have ever met. . He treats me royally. "I waa up to Washington o .see Ora Wlllson and had a fine time. It was almost , like seeing one of the family. "We are lielng trained In the use of the gas mask by a Canadian and a French officer, both of whom are right from the front In France. We expect to leave In a short time for "Somewhere In France." Hill him Kxcltement A letter recently received by Sam Williams from Vern . L. Hill, a Grants Pass boy, contains much of interest, and we muote from the let ter: , " ; ; . , "We just got back from England (Continued on page 2.) m G. ' " c- Rear Admiral R. 8. Qrifrlii, ChWf ef the uru ef Steam Engineering. i. i , i ' SPl.BK.SEB Two Million Loss at Naval Btatkm City Probably Doe to the Activ ity of tJerman Aarents Norfolk, Va., Jan. 2. Nearly two blocka In the heart of Norfolk's bus iness district, including the Monti cello hotel, were destroyed, three men were killed end a score more Injured In a aeries of explosions snd Area yesterday, which both the police and naval anthorltre he?teve -weru Incendiary. The fire had been check ed last night, hut still was burning fiercely In the ruins. The loss Is roughly estlmsted at more than $2,- 000.000. - Three distinct explosions In ss many' buildings, one after the fire once had virtually been brought un der -control, led to the general be lief that enemy ' agents were at work. Mayor Mayo practically plac ed the city under martial law by turning the situation over to naval officers, and 2.R00 marines and blu Jackets from nearby naval stations assisted the police and home guards In maintaining order and prevent ing vandalism. CENTRAL POINT MAfJ Monday evening Mr. - and Mrs. Austin Myers, of Central Point, were run down by an automobile at Cen tral Point and badly Injured. They were immediately moved to the Sa cred Heart hospital of Med ford, where everything possible Is being done for them. Mr. Myers suffered severe Injuries, including a fractur ed skull, but Mrs. Myers was more fortunate, unless Internal Injuries develop. 1 . A. Conro Flero was driving north and another machine was coming south, when Mr. and 'Mrs. Myers stepped from the darkness directly In front of Flero's auto. It is sup posed they were blinded by the light or tne other machine and conse quently did not see the one that struck them. . - London, Jan. 2. It Is reported that members of the American rail way commission to Russia have been arrested by Bolshevlkl In Irkutsk Chairman Stevens and some other members, were recently reported as being at Toklo., NORFOLK FIRES OHIGOES OVER TIE TOP III RED CROSS PORTLAND fXKS A SHUT IN LAST ItlUVK WHICH IIROIGH REAL . SICTEM Oidy Oate Coaaty la the Bute Haa FaUea Dowa; la the Work fur Hamanlty N. F. Macduff, manager of the Josephine county campaign for Red Cross members, reported this morn ing that the county has secured about 1,850 new members' during the week, on a quota which tbe local officers had considered 2,160 and state headquarters called 3,000. The local ' campaign ' has practically ended. Portland, Jan. 1. Oregon haa gone "over the top" with 240.000 new members of the Americas Red Cross. 'This Is more thaa 10 per cent of the entire population of Ore gon. It Is probable that final re turns will bring this figure to IS0,- 000 members. ' Unofficial reports from division headquarters at Seattle Indicate that Oregon's record In the member ship drive Is ahead of that attained by any other atate Ja the Union. . , The final showing made by Ore gon ran be attributed to the outside counties and to the patrlotie drive OrrJett out laAnlght br. .Vortlan Lodge. No. 142, B. P. O. Elks. With 15.000,000 Red Cross mem bers enrolled throughout the nation, the average for each state Is IS per cent of Its population. Oregon has thus made twice as good a showing aa that of the average state. Morrow county leads tbe state of Oregon with 175 per cent of Its quo ta, based on 30 per cent of its pop ulation, z.629 members over a qn ta of 1.500, or S3 per cent of its population of 5.000. Twenty Oregon counties out of 36 made or mrre tban made their quotas, as represented by 30 per rent of the population, bnt on the basis of the 15 per cent quota, which seems to have been general In the. United States, every county in Oregon save Jefferson, which Is se verely handicapped by had crops and other hardships, had made, or more than made, the quota. FfE filE IJEGtvOE SL CDMTED OF COT San Antonio, Tex., Jan. , 2. The. trial here by court martial of Ave more negroes, for participating In the Houston . riots, has closed and resulted in their conviction and they were sentenced to be hanged. t".!!-v) TT BISHOP SO WAS Chicago. Jan. 2. Walter T. Sum ner, Episcopal bishop of . Oregon, and Miss Myrtle Mltchel, of Negau-' nee, , Mlch. were married, here yes terday at the cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, of ' which ' Bishop Sumner was at one time dean. The ceremony Was performed-by Bishop C. P. Anderson, of Chicago, assisted by the Very Rev. W. S. Pond, dean of the cathedral, where Bishop Sum ner was ordained, and where ' he lr-ter was consecrated bishop. '. In eeenring the marriage license Bishop Sumner gave his age as 44 and that of Miss Mitchell as S3.