Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, January 10, 1918, DAILY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextDAILY EDITION you vim., M. iiu aiuim pam, josefhinb comrnr, mudoon, .thuuiday, ja.wahy, 10. iim WHOLE Nl'MRF.ft KM. . ;. . -r0 AMERICANS IN FRANCE NOW READY FOR SERVICE Secretary of War Equipping and France Washington, Jan. 10. Secretary of War Dakar, before lha senate lit Yeatigallou committee today stated thai America now haa In France aa ruiy of "eubslantlal elxw," ready for rtlvt service. Every eoldler la quipped . with tha moat modern rma, which are available for every man who can ba atnt there thla year. No army In tha history of tha world, or almltar alia, haa aver barn raised, equipped and trained In ao short a lima. - 1 , 1 'Army and navy pruchalng math--oda were compared by tha rommlt ta through Rear Admiral McOow. aa. poatmastar-general of lha navy. Ud hi chief 'aide. Admiral. Me Cowan earnestly oiioid a single purchasing svatem for both army and m, p. ml support SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT Washington. Jan. 10.--Republican of tha house. In conference lata tonight, adopted by unanltnnna vote a resolution urging republican mem bers to aupport the woman uffrag amendment, "In ao far aa they ran do ao connlMently with their con science and tha attitude or their con rtlttienta." -..-, The resolution, Introduced by Con gressman Mondell of Wyoming, wa filibustered against for more than an hour on a point of no quorum, but the opposition waa ronflned to a Tew member and ihey voted for II adoption on the roll call. PEACE CONFERENCE TO DECIDE ON NEITIIAL CITY ' lndon. Jan. tn.The price ccn ferenre la trylnr to decide on same neutral city, In which to conduct re gotlatlons, according to a " report from nreet-l.lioTak late thla after noon. Nogalea, Jan. 10. A detachment Of American cavalry aent Into Rear alley, 2S mile went of Nognles, to observe tralla. clashed with a bund or Taqnl Indian, capturing ten. one of whom died of bla wound. Washington. Jan. 10. Through Interrupted communication and other evidence found on a acore of arrested alien, government agent hare discovered a concerted move ment to re-organ Ixe sabotage. The anti-war propaganda In the United States, aa a movement, la be lieved to have been broken up, and now confined to aporadlo cases, with out guidance from a central head quarters. ' TWENTY-FIVE STATES VI Washington,' Jan. 10. The Imme diate program of the Emergency Fleet corporation Include 1,409 vea la of various tonnage, with a total 4ead weight tonnage or 8,36,80S ton. . The bulletin of the council of national dcfenne Tuesday announced shipyards are now In operation un der construction In 2S states, Includ ing practically all stntea touching on the oceans and Great lake. Baker Tells of the Enlisting, Training, Sending of the American Amy to -Ready For Active Service navy aiilla, pleading against dis turbing tha navy'a SMcestful eystm. Aa a auatltut. he propted joint war and navy department board, uppleroented by civilian expert, to cooperate. '" No shortage of navy auppliee ax illa, lha admiral aald. Reaarva cloth ing la on hand and little dlfflmtlty In ascurlng nfllrlent supplies ahould ha encountered. Ha declared, too, that tha navy haa not found It neee nary to reaort to ahnddynaa In navy (armenta, and denied that shortage In wool mada una of ahoddy. nnres- aary. Ilia system of publicity of contract! and competitive) hid, Ad miral ItcOowan aald. . had proven moat aatlafactory. Prom April I to December 15 laat. J1 7,001.000 waa apant. ' 1 RDEiPZHIEOI! 0;i PORTLAND MS Purtlaud. Jan. 10. William M. Chandler, a rancher recently from Idaho? waa killed and Mr. Amanda lionner, with whom ha waa walking waa fatally shot Uxt night by W. It. Clark," a sawyer, who then aent a bullet Into hla own brain and died Instantly. . Each of tha three parties to-the tragedy wa !t0 yeara old. Accord' Ing to aeveral " wltaeaiM', Clark P' . proached the other two from the rear 'and opened Are without.' a 'word. Iwhe'n hla two vlctlma had fallen ha bent over them and after apparently defying hlraeelf that they , ware dead, turned the weapon, a revolver, on hlmaeir and fired. t Jealousy waa the Riippoecd motive, according to police officer and the coroner.' who Investigated. ' ' '. SPRUCE CONTRACT IS LET IN COOS COUNTY , Murhfleld, Jan. 10. It waa an nounced here today. . that Orant, Smith Co. and Porter Droa. had sinn ed up contracta with the apruce board for the aupply of 100 million feet of aprure for aeroplane con struction, and that arrangement would ehortly be made for the can Htructton of railroad and camp and, If necewary, mill to handle thee big ordera. It waa alao aaaerted that tha new project would afford em ployment to aeveral thouaanda of men. MiMRSi Fort Leavenworth, Kan., Jan. 10 The training of doga for war ser vice In Ourope started here' today when Ueutenant W, L. Butler and a quad of 27 men-came tn-to atart the school. They will train Aire dale and other breed of dog to carry messages from the trenches' Id the various headquortera In the rear of the firing lines. They will also train carrier, pigeons for a slmllnr service. , Aa tha. dogs and pigeons are trained they will be sent over to France. OKHMAN SPY BVf-PEPT MARKS iOO) KHCAPK San Frnndsco, Jan. 10. Adolph Boltman. detained na a sus ve tcd Gorman spy hits esraped. SOLDIERSOTRAINI IDOGS FOREST ROADS ARE APPROVED BY SECREM THK ANVOWIl.l.li-Utl.KHVIIXK IUAI Wil l, UK lU ll.T 1)1 ItlXd Till I'KKhKNT V K.I It A Part of Un Medforl-KlaitMtli KaJU Road .Will Alwi lie llulU Thla Beon . Portland, Jan. 10. Tba aecretary of agriculture haa approved the co operative agreement for the survey and construction of the Canyoavllla- Oaleavllle road. In Douglas roanty, Ore., according to tha announce ment of DUtrlet Forester Oeo. II. Ce cil, Portland, who haa juat received a copy of the agreement algned by the eeeretary. The Canyonvllla-Oaleaylllee road la 4 forest road project under sec tion I of the federal air road act of July II, UK. It will replace a aeelally difficult atretch of the, Pa- cine highway In the Cow Creek can yon region, and becauee or Ita nine aa a military road Ita early construc tion la Important. The total length ol thla project la 11.1 miles, In Douglaa county; R.1S mllea being within the I'mpqua national forest. Tha state highway com mission of Oregon and tba county commission- era of Douglaa county will cooperate with tha government In the survey and construction or tba road. The estimated cost lor tha location sur vey and construction la It&TOO. The government will, pay 41. ll per cent or the final costs of aurvey plan, eitlmate. and 'construction or tha project, and the state and connty officials S7.1I per cent or these coal. The coat or maintenance, which la estimated at 11.600 an nually, will be met by the local au thorise. Cautionary and Informa tive sign will 'he erected and main tained along the right-of-way by the government. District Engineer U. I. Hewes of the office of public roada, Already tins a party at work making; the loca tion survey for this road, which will require three or rour weeks to com plete. , Oregon'a share In the ft 0,000,000 allotted by the government Tor ror est roads In the national forest states under aectlon 8 or the federal aid road act la $118,111 for 11S, and a similar amount each year until Ittt. Other forest rosd projects In Oregon which have been approved by Secretary Houston are 17 miles of the Medford-Klamath Falls road on tha Crater national , forest, In Jackson county; S mllea of the same road In Klamath county: and 9.7 miles or the Ochoco canyon road In Crook county, partly on the Ochoco national forest. THOMAS HCOTT, PORTLAND, AHPHYXATKD IX FHAXCK Washington. ' Jan. 10. General Pershing reports that Thomas Scott, of Portland, Oregon, has died of as phyxation. It Is reported under the head of natural causes. DYNAMITIC IN COAL IH ' ' THK CACHE OP EXPLOSION -1 i.-ij ' i Memphis. Tenn., Jan. 10 Seeru! persona were Injured here todsv by an explosion caused by dynandte In the coal shoveled Into the furnace. E DISBARRED HI GILL Seattle, Jan. 10. The state board of bar examiners today disbarred Mayor GUI, or Seattle, rrom prac ticing taw In the state or Washing ton for one year. BARE TEUTON PEACE 1 1 i i 4 I Tiwnv.KY iik;ki to iik firm AND NOT AIM'KPT IHHHO.tOll. ABLK PKACK U 1 BULGAR1AX PEACE Itiuwiiui Authority ('oswrai to Con- sliltv I'karlne Independent Factor In I'eac Term Heme, Jan. 10. It Is reported that a aeparate peace agreement baa been algned between Rasala and Bui garla. 'Petrograd, Jan. 10. Aa the Rua alan peace delegates passed along the way to renew the negotiation with the Germane, the Ruaalan troopa In the trenchea near Breat-Utovik urg ed upon Leon Trotxky. the Bolshe- vlkl foreign minister: "Be firm, don't make a dishonor able peace." A dispatch, detailing this and oth er Important racta, waa received at Smolny, the Bolahevlki headquarters thla evening. Trotxky replied to thla urging: "Wa did not overthrow tha czar to bow to German Imperialism." Tha tenor or the dispatch Indicat ed that the Ruaalans would continue to Insist upon the tranefer or the conference to a nentral itate In order to gain more publicity, which the Ruasiana consider extremely Impor tant. The Bolahevlki la receiving the comment ot the German preaa. among the others that or the Frank furter Keltung, which In an editorial declares that Oermany ahould ; not hesitate to move the conference elae where, as the question ot place waa no rock on which to break off this most Important conference. ' Peace delegates or Ukarlne con ferred yesterday at Brest-Lltovak with the Bolshevlkl delegates and reached an agreement whereby the Russian authorities consent to con slder TJkarlne an Independent factor In making aurh terms as Its leaders deem advisable with the Germane. EATING PLACES MAY BE CONTROLLED NEXT Washington Jan. 10. The hotels and restaurants ot the country may go on food rations. - j A bill haa been Introduced by Rep resentative Harris of Minnesota, am ending section five of the food law to Include hotels and restaurant under the government licensing system. The amendment, if passed, would empower the . government, under threat of withdrawing licenses, to compel hotels and restaurants to support wheatleas and meatless days; would prevent - extortionate charges for meals and virtually place all under federal control. . "I have studied the measure care fully," aald Representative Lever, author of the food law, "but have hot yet conferred with Mr. Hoover and others on Its merits.1 It prob ably will not.be taken np In com mittee this week." ... ...... ., In .the amendment la seen a step toward tha control now exercised by European governments over their hostetries and food emporiums. POWDER FACTORY 11LOW8 VP AT FOUT SMITH, ARK, Fort Smith, Ark., Jan. 10. One man was killed In the explosion here today of the -powder-factory. Fort Smith, Ark., Jan. 10 A pow der and dynamite plant at Patter- son, Oklahoma, 18 miles east of Mc Alester, was blown up at noon .today and heavy toss of life is reported. : AGIST PATCH Acerica Klsst Ctzz to tie zzi Still Have a f!i!!i:a Here b Rsene, Ecfcre aa HsssraEIs Peace Caa Ee Cc:c!:i:J Washington, Jan. 10. Senator Kenyon who recently returned from a visit to the French front and to England, today warned the annate against Germany'a peace offer and torlee that the country waa ex hausted. ' "Nothing could assist Germany more," ne declared. . vtdos . wno are trying to help In bringing about a patched np peace and lend their Influence in that direction, are weakening the American force weakening American preparation," be said, "and they had beat remem ber that It will cost us more now to lose this war than to win it." . Senator Kenyon In relating bis experiences, aald that what he had seen In France had aronaed him to such a pitch that he wished the kais er might be compelled to be at sea in an open boat that was being shelled. the the palacea of the German ruler might be blown np and that be might be placed where bomb drop ped arownd him during a London air raid. -. - Pointing to the fact that It took England two years or more to get ready to fight, he declared there was no reason' for gloom In thla country now but "the saddest worda thla na tion can ever write If It fails In this GEM HOSPITAL FIRE PROVES FATAL Ottawa, Jan. 10. It has just been learned that tour children lost their Uvea In' the hospital fire. Ottawa, Jan. 10. -At 10 o'clock this morning fire broke out near the operating room .in the west wing of the general hospital, j Heroic work was done by the nuns. ' The nurses saved all but one of 158 , patients, many of whom 'were children; One child was strapped to the bed, with weights fastened to its Injured leg and waa burned to death. This Is thought to be the only fatality. One little girl patient, who was re moved to a house across the street, died from excitement. AMERICAN TWHPS MAY -.; BE SENT TO ITALIAN FRONT Washington, Jan. 10. An appli cation to congress by Secretary of War Baker Tuesday for ' $767,000 for mountain! field and Blege can non, "the need of which could not have been forseen when the military estimates were submitted" was be lieved to forecast action by Ameri can troops In Italy. r IS. GETTING GOOD ROADS ; t : i -, -v .sl Roseburg. Jan. 10 Douglas coun ty's new roadmaster. M. ' B. Ger mond, announces plans for highway building tor 1918 that he claims will make the county system or highways among the best In the state. All roads will be built on permanent lo cations, stress will be placed on pro per drainage, and all work will be done In accordance with the best standard type for each locality. , i Competent patrolmen are being appointed for each district, and their duty will be to make repairs at the first Indication ot need, thus doing away with the annual turmoil of "working the roads" and keeping them in a state of . "cultivation" throughout the greater part of the year. 11 Resra With 2,GO0,CC0 tin eniergency by reason or delay will be the worda 'too late.' "We must bring to the western front two million men and have a million In reserve," 8enator Kenyon declared. "We rnuat do it aa quick ly aa poaalble. ' We rnuat . cut red tape; atop quarreling about tha guaa and little tblnga, and carry this thing through on buaineaa-llka prin ciple, la it not poaalble for each In dividual In thla country to quit thinking about what some one else would do and resolve to do every thing he can do? It la not enough to do our bit. We must do our best. There la too much grandstanding and limelighting; too much patriotic posing and not enough sacrifice. "Ont or this war will come great tblnga to our people. .We will have no hyphenated Americanism la this country. It la not a time for parti sanship nor politics and I may say It ia no time for Inefficiency In any departments of our government" ' 1 Senator Kenyon aald that in thla "spirit ' ef nonpartlsanship," he would like to see a coalition cabinet Including FJIhu Root and Theodore Rooeevelt and that the service of William H. Tart might be uaed in some " of the commission sent abroad. ':'" ' FOOD SHI III M IS BIB Washington, Jan. 10. The food situation In Europe la so critical that the food administration in plan ning to release 90,000.000 bushels or wheat, despite the tact that the normal export surplus had been ship ped by the middle or December. The American people will be asked to save to make up the deficiency. ; KEDBS. mil 22,000,1 tun Washington, Jan. ' 10. Henry P. Davidson, chairman of the war coun cil of tha American Red Cross., sent the rollowing New Tear'a message to the Red Cross division managers throughout the country: "The latest reports available in dicate that the Christmas drive tor 10.000,000 new members for the American Red Cross resulted in the addition of fully 16,000,000 names to Its rolls. This number added to the 1 tnore than ' 6,000.000 members before the r Christmas ' - campaign makes the -total present enrollment fully. 22,000.000. This is a magnifi cent fact an expression not alone of the patriotism, but or the fine sympathy and idealism of the whole American people. - , : - , t . CONGRESSMAN. RANKIN , FAVORS WOMAN SII'FRAGK Washington. " Jan; 10. In tho house today Jeanette Rankin favor ed, woman suffrage and opponents of the measure, reminded her that she refused to vote tor war. Orav asked the menvbera how they would like to have a majority of women before the war Is over. The house passed the suffrage am endment this afternoon. POPE PROTESTS TECTONIC i BOMBARDMENT OF CITIES j Berne, Jan. 10. The Papal nun cio, at Vienna formally visited Em: peror Carl and left with him Pope -Benedict's note of protest against i Teutonic bombardment of undefend ( ed cities, according to Vienna dis patches. - . ..