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VOL. VIII., N. UT.
GRANTS PAM, JOSEPHINE COUJTTT, OREOON,
TUESDAY, JANUARY It. IOIH.
WHOLE M'MBKR rwa.
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VETERANS OF '
WORLD WAfi
HERE MONDAY
MAJOR, LIEUTENANT UOLIlXEI.
AM) TAIT.m IN IANADMN
tVNTIXGEXT
JJCarh Oftlrrr Him Rwmi Hvt Hulil'
In on Wratro Kntiit tuid 'h:t(
' Wound rrmn (irriil Conflict
! Grant I'aaa will on Monday enter
tain veteran of the ira( war. They
art Major F. II. Kdward, Lieutenant
Colonel J. M. Mrmllln and OpUIn
K. J. Uook or tha Canadian over
contingent, with two military order-
lie. They will appear here under
the direction of the Patriotic Servlre
league and will pek In the opera
Ilnimit Monday evening. ' ' ' ' ' '
1 These three officer are helnK ent
through the male on a ipeaklng lour
under the auspice of the atate coun
cil of defense. The meeting will be
open to the public.
The apeaker will have particu
lar message for the farmen of the
valley and a representative attend
ance from the rural district la ape
rlally desired.
Itere art the recorda of the three
Tanadlan officer, record" that arei
guaranty of the vital Intereit of the
lory they will tell to the people of
Granta Pain. i
Lleut.-Colpnat Macmlllan served
wlth the Seventh Battalion, Flrl
British Columbia regiment. enllMlnti
on August 4. 1814. the data of the
declaration of war. He went over
sea with the flrat Canadian division
Among the great engagement In
which he participated are Nciive Cha-
pelle. the second battle or Yp
Festnbert, Olvenrhy. the miration
or Mciislne and the Homme.
- Major Kdward wss a lieutenant
In the Canadian militia regiment.
10th British Columbia Home, at the
outbreak or the war. When the reg
iment arrived In Handera It went
Into the trenches In the Plocgstoert
tactor, then the Dlckcbiisch sector,
followed by service at Hill 3.
When the regiment was reorgan
ised to an Infantry battalion. It wa
transrerrnd to the Ypres salient.
Major Edwards, then a captain, was
wounded tor, the ftrat time during
hte Sanctuary Wood action, being
hot In the hip. I'uon his return to
his regiment It was moved to the
8omme. At Reglna trench, the gal
lant officer was wounded for the last
time and permanently retired from
actlra service. The price he paid
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AmHterdam. Jan. 8. The social
democratic party. ay a Berlin dis
patch, has adopted a reHolutlou that.
In view or the occurrence ui Brcst-
Uuvk and the annexation!!' :it-
tuck on the people's right of self
determination, It asnln doclure that
a lasting ponce I only possible If
the ilomocratlc principle of fte'f-lo
termination la liimostly rorrlod out
Tho party demands that free and
absolutely Independent ex;r?ssmn .
will shall be guaranteed to t!io V
pies concerned. ,
WKNATOH (-HAMIIKIlbAIN
i.. VOnl T.IKK TIMUKK
. WashlnBton, Jan. 8. Sonator
Cliamberlnln today Introduced a bill
to authorize the president to com
mandeer the standing or rnllen tim
ber required for the army, navy or
shipping board. .
tendon. Jnn, 8. A Coponhnien
dlsnateh snvs Forolsn Minister Trot -
nky and the Russian peace delegn-
tinn tinvA arrived at Brest-liltovsk,
PATRIOTIC MEETIKG IK EVENING
to return negotiation.
CAMP LEVIS SPY
DAY FACE DEATH
Ilia i:rcllniml 1'iwltion for hwur
liiK Valuable liifirm4lMi May
I'miMt III Ktrrulltm
Camp lxwl, Tacoma, Waah., Jan.
a. Military authorltle are today
awaiting word from Washington. I).
C. whlrh will doternilne the fata of
Sergeant Major llelmuth Kilter,
Herman aiy uieot arrvntcd at tlilt
ptwt after highly valuable war pa
pere had dlaappeared.
That he wilt fare the death pen
alty la the general belief here of
thoae who know the gravity or hi
allogrd activities. Detailed atate-
menta or the exact nature or hi of
fenaea are withheld. It la known,
liBwever, that ha waa In a position
to obtain noaaeaalon of Incoming
communication and detailed mill'
tary Information.
Offlcera remarked that Hitter had
an Intimate kaowledge or fortifica
tion, army condition, qualification
of men high In authority and wa
able to recite detailed Information
ii eh a the name or all htp unk
hV Herman auhmtrlnea prior to
July.
flitter I being held a a federal
prtnoner aj the Pierce county Jail In
Taeoma.
101 SIX MACHINES
Undon, Jan. 8. The British of-
flclal communication dealing with
aviation, leaned laat night, aaya:
"Twelve thouaand round were
fired Sunday from machine gun at
hoatlle troop. Iranaport and othlr
target and ' nearly ' three tonl or
bomb were dropped on different ob
jective. Six hostile machine were
downed In air fighting, and two oth-
era driven down out or control. One
or our machine Is missing."
REPORTED AS 114,544
Umdon, Jan. 8. Tho war office
has Issued a summary or the Drltlth
captures and losses In the war dur
ing 1817. The total captures on all
fronti numbered 1 14,544 prisoners
and 781 guns. The losses numbered
28,379 prisoner and 168 gun. The
Items Include: Western theater,
73,131 prisoners, S31 gun captured.
27,200 prisoners and 166 guns lost.
Palestine, 17,646 prisoners and
108 guns captured; Mesopotamia.
15,944 prisoners and 124 gun cap
tured. No gun were lost In any
theater except the western.
AV8THAMAN CAniNKT HAS
KKNIGNKl NKW OXK KOIOIS
I.ondon, Jan. 8. According to a
Ileuter dispatch rrom Melbourne, the
Austrnllan cabinet, headed by Wil
liam Morris, has resigned, and
Frank 0. Tudor, labor leader, has
been summoned to form a new niln
Istry.
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PROSPECT FOR OIL
Med ford, Jan. 8. A corporation
has been authorised here at a caplt
nidation of $250,000, ror the pur
pose of prospecting for Oil. Pr. K.
ft. Plckol Is - president, ' A. Evan
Uoames Is socrotnry and James W.
Dunlop treaHitior. The board of M
rcctots conBists of the foresolns, to
gether with Dr. P. C. Page and Jas.
W. Dressier. The Jackson County
bank haB been designated as trustee.
The plan that the company Is
working undor Is an entirely new de-
'pnrture In any flold that Is prospect
Jng ror oil and has the approval of
the corporation commission of this
state.
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AMERICAN PtACE TERMS
Fourteen Specific Considerations Are Presented, Based on
Idea of World-Wide Democracy and in Accord
With Lloyd-George's Recent Speech
Waehlngton, Jan. 8. Prei'dint
Wllaon dullvered an address i ten
ure today, Including a rontatwnont
of tha war aim or the allln. In
agreement with h wnr uinm a
recently atated In London . y Pre
mier Lloyd George.
He preented a definite prnRra-ii
for world peace, containing 14 ape
cirio consideration.
"Plrat. open the covenant tf
rea.'a without, private Internal'! nal
understanding.
"Hecond, abolute rreednm rA tho
ea lu peace or war. except a they
may be cloied by International ac
tion. "Third, remove all the economic
barrier and 1 eatablleh equality or
trade condition among the nation
contenting to eace and aaeoclatlng
themnelve for it maintenance.
' "fourth, guarantee for reduction
of national armament to the loweat
point - consistent with domeitlc
afety. 1
"Fifth, an Impartial adjustment or
all colonial claim, baaed upon the
principle that peoplea - concerned
have equal weight with the Intercut
of government. '
"Sixth, evacuation of all Russian
territory and an opportunity for Rus
la'a political development.'.
GERMAN OFFENSIVE -
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Wathington, Jan. 8. Secretary
of War Baker's war review Issued to-
day, say: "The expected German
offensive In the west, will possibly
be the greatest assault ever attempt-
ed by thorn, but, the British and
Krencli armies may be relied upon to
withstand tho shock. The delay Is
probably canned by massing of mu-
nltions, guns and troops."
M'XillKSH DIK8 AT ADVAXCKD ;era, ,t.rebate law permits. Two
AfiK OF 12:1 VKAIW other large bonds by the same com-
j pany have been Issued under the
Richmond, Ky.. Jan. 8. Mrs. same conditions, one for $1,500,000
Fannie Walker, a negress. who was and another tor $141,000, for dlvi
said to have been 123 years old, slonal headquarters and' European
died here today. funds, respectively.
PRESS OF GERL1AHY JS.CAREFULLY
CENSORED BY GOVERNMENT ORDERS
ashlngton, Jan. 8. Evidences of
the care the German government Is
taking to direct public opinion and
to docelve not only Its enemies, but
Its own people, 1 contained in a ser
ies of secret instructions Issued to
tlie lerman press by the censorship
which have fallen Into the hands of
the state department. These Instruc
tion cover a period of less than
thioe months ot Inst year, but they
tell a complete story or how the
Teutonic war lords control publtc
opinion."
Owners of nowapapers and ' pub
lishers generally not only are limited
as to the character or the articles
printed, but In many cases, are told
what they should 'publish and In
what term. Labor disturbances,
fjod shnrtaRfi and difficulties In se
curing and distributing coal are
placed undor the ban. but newspa
pers are urged to give prominence
to enemy losses and to certain pre
scribed Interpretations or Interna
tional situations.
A hint or tho relentlessneas of
authorities In punishing Infractions
; !s contained In one notice In which
attention is called . to ' the fact that
the police have again been notified
"Seventh, evacuation of Belgium
without any attempt to limit her sov
ereignty.
"Klghth, all French territory to be
freed, restored and reparation for
taking Alaace and Lorralne.
"Ninth, readjustment of Italy's
frontier along clearly recognizable
line or nationality.
"Tenth, tha greatest opportunity
ror autonomous development or the
people or Austria Hungary.
"Eleventh, evacuation or Roumanla,
Serbia. Montenegro, with access to
tha sea ror Serbia and guaranteed
economic, political Independence or
the Balkan state.
"Twelfth, secure sovereignty for
Turkey's portion or the Ottoman em
plre. the Dardanellea to be open to
all nations and other nationalities
nnder Turkish protection.
"Thirteenth, establishment or an
Independent Polish state, with ac-
eeaa to the sea and political protec
tion.
' "Fourteenth, a generat association
of nation, under specific covenant.
for mutual guarantee of political In
dependence to large and small state
alike.
i The president concluded hi
speech by taylng, "For such cove
nants we are wHIIng to fight until
they are achieved."
.RED CROSS BOrO) IS
in
, Washington, Jan. 8. A fidelity
bond for approximately $4,500,000,
said to be the largest ever Issued to
a benevolent organization, has been
arranged between the Red Cross and
a surety company, the Red Cross an-
nounced Sunday, night. The bond
covers the treasuries of 3,300 Red
Cross chapters In the Vnlted States
,and the surety company has agreed
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to contribute to the Red Cross the
amount 'ot tha premiums if the red-
to seek out and bring to ruthless
Punishment originators and commu
nicator! or untrue military, political,
financial and economic reports. In
another notice, similar warning U
given that the police "will proceed
energetically" against those who re
peated untrue reports.
Interesting light is thrown upon
the Berlin view of the preparations
for war with the United States by a
paragraph or an order dated June 6
last. It says:
."While the news about America's
war preparations, such as the organ
isation and outfitting or an army one
million strong to reinforce ' the
French-English front Is looked upon,
in this form, as 'bluff,' the spreading
of which may unravorably affect the
opinion of the German people, yet
the fact must not be overlooked, on
the other hand, that " the United
States, with the support of Its capac
ity tor material and industrial man
agement, Is arming itseir for war
with great energy and tenacity. The
war preparations In America are,
therefore, as was Intimated In thei
relrhstag at the time, not at alt to be
made little of, but must be taken
seriously without on that account
being made a source of worry."
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In Vmarn of Kmwgrn jr Eull Protec
tion Will lie fJiven to Allied flub.
Jw-ta In Siberian Hrort
Toklo, Jan. 8. In view or the
growing danger at Vladivostok. Rus
sia, Japan 1 now prepared ror ap
propriate measures to meet any em
ergency, it was stated semi-omciai-
ly today.
At the same time auurancea wer
given that tha Japanese army will
not be mobilized "rashly."
However, Japan la ready to give
full protection to allied subjects at
Vladivostok and to escort them from
Russia, If necessary. Japan could
thna fulfill her obligation! to tha al
Ilea without making any hostile
move toward Russia, It wa pointed
out
Ever since tha German armies en
tered Into negotiations with Ruaala
for separata peace there has been an
undercurrent of anxiety at Toklo
over the possibility of Germany se
curing a foothold at Vladivostok,
where aha could menara Japan.
GOETHALS AT HEAD
OF TRANSPORTATION
Washington, Jan. 8. -Reorganlza
tion or the war department,' negdn
with the creation last month of the
war conncll or high general offlcera,
advanced a atep further today with
the appointment by Secretary Baker
of Major-General George W. Goe
thala, acting quartermaster-general
to serve also aa director of war de
partment transportation and storage.
REPLY TO PRKMIKR'ft
. SPEECH IS EXPECTED
London, aJn.' 8. A reply from
the central power Is awaited to
Lloyd-Ceorge'a speech, and It la be
lieved they cannot decline to state
their terms, , ., w .. . .. .
PET,
IT.
Portland, Jan. 8. A telegram
from Washington states that Edward
Chambers, assistant director general
or railroads, told Senator Chamber
lain that consideration will be given
a request from Burns citizens, that
government aid be given in building
the proposed road from Burn to
connect with the Oregon and Wash
Ington R. ft Jf. company's line at
Crane. Plans and estimates have
been asked for, which la regarded as
Indicating that the government may
extend roads.
SHIP1U ILDINO PRESIDENT
SAYS WORK NOT SPEEDED
Washington, Jan. 8. Holmes L.
Ferguson, ' president of the Newport
News Shipbuilding company, told the
senate Investigation committee today
that the purpose of the government
In commandeering ship construction
was to expedite the work, but, that
It has failed to speed It up at all.
CITY MANAGER PLAN
IS CLAIMED AS BEST
Aberdeen, Wash., Jan. 8. The
managerial form of city government
Is' recommended tor Aberdeen In a
public statement made by Mayor Roy
Snrgent. who after eight months as
mayor says he Ib convinced that the
manager plan will result In economy.
He recommends a charter that
will provide ror six councllmen to be
elected fr5m the city at large, and
these six to plrk a manager at a
good salary. The plan has been In
dorsed by . W. Parks, E. B. Benn
and J. M. Phillips, the three preced
ing mayors.
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VLADIVOSTOK
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MOBILIZING
WORKERS FOR
NECESSITIES
OOVKH.NMKXT OFKK1ALA ARB
PIlKPAKINO TO ORGANIZE LA
HOB KOK KCOSOMIC WORK
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Agriculture, ShlpJwIIdlag and War
Contract floats to lie Speeded
I'p Imaaediajtclf
Washington, Jan. . MobilUaUoa
of three million worker for agricul
ture, ahJpbulldlng and war contract
plants, waa entrusted today to tha
United State employment service by
tha department of labor.
John B. Demmore, of Uontana,
solicitor for the department of labor.
will be national director of tha em
ployment service by appointment of
Secretary Wllaon. He will have aa
hi assistant Robert Wataon, of
Massachusetts, and Charlea T. Clay
ton of Maryland. Samuel J. Gom
pers, son or tha labor leader, will
succeed Mr. Wataon as the depart
ment's ehlef clerk. ' '
' Tremendous expansion ot the er
vice ia In progress la preparation for
recruiting men necessary to carry on
the economic work In support of tha
military force In the waf. Solutloa
of the labor shortage problem by thl
mean is confidently proposed by the
department and tha co-operating la
bor organisation In answer to ng
geitlons that conscription of labor la
necessary.'' "' ' 1 ''
One early result la expected to ha
the placing of 400.000 mechanics in
shipbuilding plants to aid in harry
ing to completion the merchant mar
ine program.
rx TRUCK r,1A!L
Washington, Jan. 8. Deliveries
over ptrcel posts aggregating be
tween three and four thousand miles
by motor truck within the next three
months, is tha aim announced by
Postmaster General Burleson.
One chain of motor truck routes
will link up Portland, Ma., with New
Orleans and another will cover a
large stretch bf territory in Ohio,
Illinois, Indiana and West Virginia,
Routes to be established on the Pa
cific coast will pass through Stock
ton and Frultdale, between San
Francisco and Sacramento, Cal., a
distance of 125 miles and through
Ontario and Pomona, between Red
lands and Los Angeles, a distance of
76 miles. . .
It Is the belief of the post office
department that' the "operation ' of
these' routes and others to be es
tablished will materially aid In tha
distribution and In lowering tha eoet
of food , product.
ALIEN ENEMY MAYOR
AT MICHIGAN CITY, IND.
Mlehlgan City, Ind., Jan. 8.
While Mayor Kruger wa outside at
tending to his horse, which he had
left standing in a snowstorm, Fred
C. Miller, alien enemy mayor-elect,
calmly entered the city hall and took
possession of the mayor's office at
noon today. '
'Miller immediately announced the
appointment or August Funk, like
wise alien enemy, as chief of police,
and appointed Edward Hanley, city
comptroller. No other appointments
have been announced.
London, Jan. 8. An official re
port received today from Aden, a
British port on the southern coast
of Arabia, says the British destroyed
the defenses or Hatum on Saturday,