Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, January 06, 1918, DAILY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textmob V ft DAILY EDITION .Vni'YIH No. lift. GRANTS PAS. JOSKPH1N1 COUNTY. OKKGOV hTXDAV, JAMAKV 6 I9IN. WHOLE Xl'MBER BSOt. , . BOLSHEVIKI ! PEACE-PLANS UNWORKABLE CJEHMANH ATTEMPTING TO NK OOTIATE WITH THK LVKMIKM P UI,HI VI"! SUVSPASS UP BREST-UTOVSK Turku Itomaml That lluaala lino Itlllaf Mark Re Fleet ' In Iter Peace I'rojMiaal , Ijmrioa, Jan. ft (Late (IUmlrh) The IWrnicnul correeiaiBilrnt of h Umdon Dally News rrporis thai h torma rmlaaartr are now trying lit ronimunkat with Ilia nemlra of Ihe IW.Uhevlkl, In tlir omallturnt amemlily, Mho wlgM waM lo take advantage of the lloU . shevlkl failure lo mske i. tandoa. Jan. 5. When delegate if the central power arrived at llrent-Lltovsk to resume neitotlatlona they found no Ruealan delegate. According to a Vienna dispatch tolegram.. awaited them, asking for tranafer of negotlatloua to Stock holm. Washington, Jan. .-Uncertainty Will hecjoudu the stulis of the Run- ao-German negotiation. Both side have declared that rerluln proposals -of the other aid do not meet tholr approval. The Itusslaii position ap- peare stronger, but there la no Indi cation that Germany will recede. ' Loudon, Jan. &. Free passage Of the lurdanellea for Russian ships. Rnanlnn evacuation of Turkish terrl tory, and demobilisation of the Ilea lsn It I nek eu fleet, la urovlded for In a drart of Turkish peace term presented to Russia." According to a Totroprnd rtlnpntch Turkey la alxo to ruln her active army, In conne iiience of a continuation. of the war agnlnxt Ihe entente. ForecaAta that Ruaala'a refractory attitude regarding the Carman pence trma, coupled with home objection to them, would lead the (iurmnn nv ernmvnt to put the altuntlon before the rulchHlag In aomn form were made good- by today's new of the appearance r.f Chniirellor von llert llng hefore the rclchaUK main iniu mlttne, ' Jhn than. ellor'n aiaiemcnt cou eeinlnn the oluiiMea'ln the" Gorman ternm which tho RiiRHiun have re Joc.ied.' merely declare IHuVlh'o ''out come, of tho-lncldent tuny ha n altfd cheerfully In reliance upon Oer many' atrnng and correct priHllloti and her "loynl Intniitlonn." lie nn-w nounced that the Ruaalan proposal for the transference of negotiations to Stockholm had been rejected. WITH FOOD SUPAY Washington, Jun. 6. Tl Rennnil vperottiiK committee wishes to ad vise tha public that In placing any restrictions on any class of trnffl', that proper provision will ' at 'all times be made for foodstuffs for hu man and animal consumption. , At the request of the general r;i eratlng committee the eastern sen port lines have organised overseas TommltteoB one- for Boston, New York, 'Philadelphia., Baltimore and Norfolk. The buject In view Is' tr' secure close co-operation with the allied overseas executive rommltto and with the United States goveiri tnent authorities and thereby obtain the best results In the rail move !nent of ovftroeM'.ttafflc. - -''." FEDERAL CONTROL OF WATER POWER Pirahlriil WIIm.ii Nil' iiilm tit l(r. It of n Hill l Hoik- lmh for ' Hip I'urfom Washington, Juu. 8.- I'rf tilnt Wllnon plsced before t conference of ho.,; leader tonight the rtrft of e bill designed lo cntalilUh a definite legislative policy lo develop the na tion' water power. J5.0tt0.000 horeKwer of which la esilmsted by government engineer lo be wanted annuiflly. Tha result of tha confer ence 'waa plan tif create a epeclal committee of tha house lo laka over all Jurisdiction of water power prob- lenia now dealt with by varloua coin- tlniiance. even for a day, of thla un mltleea and to paaa Ihe "resident'',,,,,,!,!, tKony of natlona. . We bill promptly In tha bout and send II lo Ihe sanata with the admlnlatra tlon'a aupport' behind It. The preilricnt told the conference of hla Interest In waterpower lobu lation, and urgent hop that both houses would speedily enact Ihe new nieaanre, drawn by the Interior, war and agricultural departmenta. Ho aald the bill waa designed to reron- die divergent vlewa which have In-1 terfered with neceasary legislation. I The bill followa cloaely the provls- lona of the Ferris bill, wmcn nai (wire passed the house, but failed th rough opposition In the senate. Participants In the conference ex pressed the view that favorable ac tion In the aenate was now to be expected. ' The president submitted to the' conferees a report signed by Becre-I tarles Lane, Baker and Houston.! which closed wlrh Ihls statement: "We believe that some such legis lation at Is here proposed, If enact ed,' would mean the early develop ment of a considerable, portion of; our wafr power resource with a. resultant ssvlng of the present de mand on our transportation facili ties, caused by Ihe moving of coal and other heavy fuel substitutes. ' E ; ' - - s.ooo. ; :- - -I- Wllkesharre, Pa., .Inn. 5. In an! A further British advance of four explosion In the Barnum mine to-jHe north of Bheli. along the .Mah duy. 100 men wore entombed, four I ' rond on January 2, was reported. are believed to have been killed and 23 Injured. The middle vein of the mine collapsed. Madison, Wis., Jan. 5. (lo Phllipp has issued a stntem followa: - v - "All Is quiet In Wisconsin, and there Is no truth In publlHhed state ments that an appeal has been made to me to protect our rltlzetis fro a violence. No violence has been pt tenipted and no disturbance Is i in prospect. In. fact, no slate ha lii'!tjadvied by eatttein financial publka nny.more free from disturbance since the beginning of the war than Wisconsin." AltTH.LKItV ACTIVE IX - VICINITY OF CAMRR.VI . London,. Jan. 5. Artillery duels on the Cambral front and raids In northern Italy; are the 'only activity on .tho buttle fronts today. , PREPARE FOR THE J NEW LIBERTY LOAN Washington, Jan. S. The third Liberty loan campaign begins Feb ruary 15, 1918. The amount Is not announced. , Secretary McAdoo will devote all his time to the railroading nrohlom until February 1. -after which time he will dire t the Liberty loan campaign. '. ' -'- "- PREMIER LLOYD-GEORGE L nimiMro nrAor TcnMO LUHboinuubLt uuilto ruiuL i nmvio We Have. Never Ccstecphted the Destruction or Disrup tion cf Germany, Destruction of Acstro-Hungary or the Ming of Constantinople - l.ondon, Jun. 5. Premier Lloyd Genrge, In addressing tha trade uulona liar today, sald: "Only the clearest, greatest and most J eauaea could Juatlfy a con- have arrived at the moat critical hour of thla moat terrible conflict. "We ought to be able to atat clearly and definitely, not only th principles for which we 'are fight ing, but, their definite application to the map of the world. "The destruction or disruption of Germany baa never been a war aim with ua. wa are not fighting to destroy Austria-Hungary, or to take Con imtlnople from Turkey. , "Our viewpoint, however. Is thnti the adokUon of a democratic eonstl- tullon by'Gcrmsny would be most convincing evidence that' spirit of military domination the the was HEAVY TURK LOSSES IN LATE FIGHTING . ahlngton. Jan. SA-Bi itlsh fores lost last week ar6und Jeru- satem 1,500 killed, wounded and missing,- considerably less than the tbtal number of Turks raptured and killed. General Allenby . reported Thursday. Recount of Turkish dead cn - the battlefield north of Palestine official ly places the number st-1,006. On December 27 and . 29, 750 prisoners sere captured. The German losses will bring: the enemy casualties past M'.AT W W'AIK E ARTIC LE IX LONDON' MEAT SHOPS London, Jan. .". So meager U the .tjpply of meat in London that the Itrat meatless day Is expected for a large number of Inhabitants during this week end. , ' --'LIBERTY BOND OWNERS ADVISED TO BORROW RATHER ...' .. .. j Hdlders or Liberty loun bonds are tjon8 t0 borrow money ou t'lie.r bonds Instead of selling them, at current quotations, If In .need of rash. Banks will make loans on these bonds up. to . 90 per cent or more of their market value at low Interest rates and most of them ,wU; permit repayment of loans In month ly installments. . I- - "Tf vo-i sell vnnr hnnrts flip ninnev will bo spent and you will have noth ing loft," advises the Odd Lot Re view. "If you borrow, It will- be necessary for you to save something each month to pay back the money borrowed. In the end you will still have your bonds 'and will have oecr helped over a temporary difficulty. This encourages thrift.- If you have once saved through buying a gov ernment bond, do not give up your savings without a struggle. It re quires effort to save and It requires not only effort but moral courage to cllnsr to your savings. "A word of caution. Do not sell your bonds unless you are getting" fair price. Do not borrow money on dead, but, that la for the German people to decide. "Any territorial settlement must be by tha government with consent of tha governed. An Independent Poland la an urgent necessity for the lability of western Europe. The German colonies are at the disposal of a conference having regard for the wishes of tha native Inhabitants. "England will stand by France and Italy to the death. We would be proud to fight to tha end, side by aide with the new Russian de mocracy, but. If the present rulers of Rueia act Independently,- we cannot arrest the catastrophe. Russia eao only be saved by her own people." ' The premier Insisted on restore tlon and reparation of Invaded terrl torlet. Washington, Jan. -Premier Lloyd George's speech overshadowed -all other war developments today, .and seemed to be leading up to a definition of war aims of tha allies. ARE SUIT SOUTH - Washington, Jan. I F. A. Brown purchasing officer for the emergency fleet corporation, told the commit tee that within 60 days the shipping board expects to ho.ve delivered from Oregon the heavier timbers for the construction of two hundred wooden ships, at a price or $15 less a thous and thari that of pine timber which the south was unable to deliver. TO BE CONTROLLED 4 Philadelphia, Jan. S. It has been plainly Indicated at the federal trade commission session, that the government may take over the meat Industry, In order to bontrol the three principal -necessities of- war time meat, coal and transportation. Heney refused to be quoted; but, said, "Draw your own conclusions." THAN SELL BOND i j ii your bonds from any person or Instl - tution -that lias not the highest standing. Do not accept any state- ment that the bonds have grealy de- predated In value.". . ,,,,, !)Hnel l.nsj week a Philadelphia niibllHlied n Ww York dhtuntch ,;, the effect 4hat John D. Rockefeller a heavy seller of gilt-edged securi ties and a lame buver of 3V6.ner pon tnv-ovnmnl l.llinrt.- hnn,l Tlia story placed his net worth at not less than $1,000,000,000 and estimating his annual Income at $50,000,000, the ' government's tux demands on him for the current year would be approximately $31,250,000. Other men of large wealth were reported to be following Rockefeller's exam ple In getting ready to ipake a re port to the collector of Income taxes. Only those having annual Incomes In excess of $100,000 would have any Inducement to turn their Investment; funds' trnto tax-exempt war bonds. Considerable lots of Liberty bonds; of both Issues from Portland and ru - ral Oregon Investors are being sent to New York daily on that market, local banks and brokers report. - AUoracr General of Eogland. 8y Hl 'Country cm Fight for 80 Vears If NerrMuirjr St. Louis, Jan. 6. Addressing tha St. Louis liar association bar last night, ttlr Frederick Smith, attorney general of England, here on a mis sion for his government, declared that England Is prepared to continue the struggle with Germany for Z0 years more. If necessary to bring the wild beast In Germany Into bis cage Russia, ha aald, as a great ally upon whom military calculations might be based, has disappeared and cannot be eounied upon for oontlnu ous cooperation. "The entry of the I'nited States In the war makes the result certain," he said. "With Its help, no limit can Be assigned to the period during whk'h fighting may be continued. Germany baa taken up the rword and by the sword she shall be bro ken." The war Is at its most critical stage." Sir Frederick continued, "and unless an immense effort Is made by all the allies there will be no definite decisions for the allied cause. If America can get a big army across the ocean, ran furnish a big fleet of airplanes and provide the ships to transport tha men and supplies, we will win the war. Am ericana will make the best soldiers of all the allies. I visited the camps of the American force In France abont six weeks ago, and the troops look splendid. They bar mad a profound impression In Franca."- GUATEMALA CITY IS Washington,- Jan.. 5. Another earthquake occurred at Guatemala City yesterday, causing great dam age. It Is supposed that there have been as many lives lost as In the first shocks that destroyed the city. With the' American Army In France, Jan. 5.-The Srst group of young pilots and observers to takechrome ore otherwlso made ,va!1 a course of instruction In the Amer ican flying school nearest the front In the Woevre completed Its work today. - -. ..''.'" GET WARM WELCOME Douglas, Arlx.,. Jan. a. Three Mexicans were killed and ffour cap tured by members of a troop of cav alry in a fight two miles south of the Mexican border which followed a raid yesterday by Mexicans who sur - prised two American soldiers at the Slaughter ranch, 20 miles east of Ihere, and took them prisoners over; i . I the line. whpn W((-d ojk lhe Mi)lu,c .eache(l' ( headquarters :svalrymen were des- patched to rescue the soldiers. Twoj imiles south of the border they camel up with the raiders, who were alh I . . .. . .... 'arinen. - ine Mexicans openeu -iirei lsjon thelr pursuers; who returned the lire, in quick succession iniee .Mex icans were killed and the other four ! Captured some of the latter being wounded. No Americans were killed or wounded. ' AVIATION SERVICE Sacramento, Cal., Jan. 5 No more men will be enlisted In the ser vice of the aviation or .quartermas- tar'a iwiriia gm-nriUnir In Infnrmnllnn - t' " I v- ...... ' ' given out tonight by Adjutant Oen- .eral J. J., Boree. These Instructions were received at the office of the adjutant general In a telegram from Provost "Marshal General Crowder. eown AID SOUGHT F0HC.&0.C. GRAST8 PASS CHAMBER OP OOM- MKIU'K I'RCiKS NEED AS MILI TARY NECESSITY IMrector f Railroad McAdoo la- formed of Vast IteposlU of Ore sad Port Orf ord Cedar Tha possibility of securing gov ern meat aid In the xtnslon of th California k Oregon Coast railroad from Grant Paaa to th coast, ,or at least to the copper and chroma mines, is being taken advantage of by the Chamber of Commerce. Wall directed efforts are being made for a strong showing of th need of th road at a military necessity in mak ing available the Immense deposit of chrome ore and th extenslv . copper mine which are tributary to Grants Pass, and also making avail able for aeroplane construction tha Immense body of Port Orford cedar which could be tapped by the ex tended road. - - i j . . H Telegrams urging the need of th road have been sent to William G. -McAdoo, director-general of rail roads, to Senators George E. Cham berlain and Charles L. McXary, and to Congressmen W. C. Hawley, C. N. MeArthur" anfl"N.' J. SlnnotL Copies or tne telegrams are aiso 10 oa sent to the national -council of defens and the state council of defense. The text of the telegrams Is as fntlAwaf -,-,: i i , . I ! : i i- i i i , i :. . r "Apparently the inability of pri--vst capital to extent California ft Oregon Coast. railroad from Waters Creek to Waldo, distance approxi mately 25 miles. Is seriously ' preV venting delivery to msln line of transportation . approximately 80,- 000,000 to 100,000,000 feet of Port 0rford fedar and -5n0o tons of able this year by extending the road. . Recent local Investigations disclose large deposits of chrome god reus-' finable assurances of developing ad ditional tonnage. Also Immense tonnage- of copper ore and large bodies of Donglas fir proving large ton nage, assuring ' future successful operation of the road. The forestry department may verify the extent of standing timber. Road can be con structed within five months. Defi nite location and of road surveys al ready completed. As a war measure we recommend government assist ance, believing these materials ne cessary 1n the preparation of army ""u nay' ' IS OUT OF STOVES New York , Jan. 5. John D. Rock closed his New York house today and moved Into his father's home at Tarrytown, because the Standard Oil Company were un able to supply him with oil stove heaters. NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE IS GIVEN STl'DT Salem, Jan. 5. Announcement was made today by the public ser vice commission that It contemplates holding a hearing in the near ' fu ture, to determine the advisability of adopting the national electrical safe ty code in Oregon, and it urges the different utilities to be affected to make a study of the code so they will be prepared to discuss Itntelli gently at the hearing. The code governs overhead and underground construction by utilities.