Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, January 15, 1918, DAILY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextDAILY EDITIO Vol VIII., .No, T.1. GRANT PAM, JOtJKPUIKB OOVRTT, OREGON, Tl'EHDAV, JAXl'ARY 15, 191S. WHOLE MMBKIl 225S. IS F; ' JVAIVr, OI.I CITY, WIIKItK the hhiii:umf:x uthi:ii M Kit III NO TWENTY SHELLS FALL IN CITY Three Arw killed ml Tea Are In Jural, iiroltnlily All o( Whom Are Nod ConilwUiila Uindon. Jan. I.'. Yarmouth hut been bombarded from the sea. Twenty shells Ml In the city, killing three and Injuring ten, Yarmouth, In 111 county of Nor folk, la located on narrow atrip of land between the river Yare and the sea. The older part of tho lown. near the river, la remarkable for th number of narrow lanes at right angles to thn main streets, known ai the "rows." Th harhnr la In the Tare, and la accessible hjf vessels drawing It or It feel. It la a greet aiat of the English Iterrlni fishery. In which about 300 veiKiila and J.Ooo men are employed. - Many men are alao employed In thn mackerel fish ery and In that for rod and other white flah. COXJKK.HM TO fNVErlTIUATH THK AMi-HAMMt.N LKAfit E YARMOUTH 1A ROM THE SEA "J Waahlnitton, Jan. 15. Congres- ' alonal Investigation of slanderous , chargea against the character of Am erlrun troop ahroad, la alleged to ' huve been circulated hjr the antl-MS-loon league, and Is, proposed by a resolution Introduced today. L Washington, Jan. IS. As a direct , result of sentiment over former Rep resentative Gardner's death, lloprc Hontallve Card has Introduced a ' resolution for the Investigation or ' ramp rondltiona. REGISTERING BILL IS Washington, Jan. 13. At the re quost of thd war department. Sen ator Chamberlain linn Introduced a bill providing for the registration for military duty, of all men who have become 21 since June 5. ' Another bill will provide for fur loughlng national army men for harvesting- the crops and for other ag ricultural duties. Still another will put the quota of states on a 'basis of avallnble men In the. first class, Instead of popula tion. The war department has re jected any plan for raisin the age limit above 81. THE TEXAN Washington, Jan. 15. No report bad been received nt navy depart ment late today from. vessels order ed to the assistance of the American Htoamslitp Texas, reported early yes terday In distress off the Atlantic const as t ho result of a collision. . According to advices no lives were . lost and officials arc confident that .liolp -W 111 be able to . rescue all on board. BEING PREPARED IS T It la Claimed lie Was Arrrwtrtl ou likfiMmnllnn llm-lvrd Fnw rWrr larjr lMlitg Paris, Jan. I J The arrest of Former I'remler Calllaux was due principally to a cablsgram received from Beeretary tensing at Washing ton, saying that In 1115 M. Callloux had been communj ntlng with the Berlin foreign office. Washington, Jan. 15. Secretary l-annlng today refused to affirm or deny tht foregoing Parla dispatch. However, there seem to be no doubt but that aome such dispatch waa con tained In captured correspondence. Parla, Jan. IS. The arrest of M. Calllaux, former prime minister of France, who has been under Investi gation In connection with po-Ger-nian propaganda, was announced to day In an official note. The Temps aaya the arrest was due to documents recently produced against him. The announcement aaya M. Call laux waa arrested at his apartment In the presenre of Madame Calllaux. M. Calllaux protested and then fol lowed Police Commissioner Prlolet. the arresting officer, who Invited him to a seat In his automobile. He waa taken In the automobile to the state prison. E E Washington, Jan. 15 The convic tion of Kmma Uoldtnan and Alexan der Iter k man here yesterday on charges of conspiring to prevent the operation of the selective service art by urging men of draft age not lo register' also sustained the convic tion of Louie Kramer and Morris Decker on churges of conspiracy to prevent persons of draft age from registering In New York., Kramer was sentenced to two years' Impris onment and a 110,00" fine and Decker tu 20 months' Imprisonment. The court sustained Ohio decrees sentencing Charles E. Kuthenberg, Alfrod Wagenknecht and Charles Daker lo one year Imprisonment for violating the draft law. Miss Goldman and Ilerkmnn were' convicted In New York and sentenced to serve two years In pflson and pay a fine of $10,000 each. Iloth contended the act was unconstitu tional, but the, supreme court last Monday upheld the law. , . AMISN.IHll NA( WILL MAI I, Hll ARGENTINA 'Washington, Jun. 15. Ambassa dor Naon, of Argentina, who recent ly placed his resignation In .the bunds of the Huenos Aires foreign office will sail for home this week. WRIHNAL (iflUtOXS ASKS THK CATHOLICS TO II KM' Baltimore, Jan. 15. A strong ap peal to Catholics throughout the na tion to Join In the. campaign for the purchase of war thrift stamps was Issued here Sunday by Cardinal Glb bons. SIX CENT CAR rUK. ' IX EFFECT 1 P01tTI,AXI Portland, Jan. 15. The six cent car fare rate on the street car system became effective today. Conductors are given receipts, to be redeemed later, If the decision Is set aside. Fairbanks, Alaska, Jan, 15. VII- hjalmur Stefansson has discovered several new, large Arctic Islands In the northwest Banks-Land, and clnlmod them for Chnada. LI. CAILLAUX hi ARRES RECORD AUD ENCE HEARS STORIES FROM WAR FRONT Lieutenant-Colonel MacMillan, Captain Gook, of Canadian Before Two Grants Americana, realize the present desperate situation. That waa the tenor of the message delivered by the three Canadian of ficers, veterana of the western front, delivered to more than 1,200 peo ple In Qranta Paaa Monday night. An hour before the time for open ing the meeting the opera house, the largest auditorium In the city, was filled to capacity, and soon after the Newman M. E. church waa filled, while many In both places stood for nearly three hours to hear the mess age from (he front. Others were turned away unable to gain admit tance to the buildings. It was the largest audience ever gathered In the city. The orchestraa from both the mov ing picture theatrea were at the places of meeting and gave excellent music, and at the opera house sev eral selections were given: Captain E. J. (look waa the first speaker at the opera bouse and Lieu tenant Colonel J. M. MaoMUIaa gave the first address at the M. E. church, Manager Bruce Dennis, director of the work of the state conned of de fense, Introducing the first speaker at the opera house and turning over the meeting to County Chairman ("red Williams, while he looked af ter the overflow meeting, all three of the officers speaking at both places. Mr. Dennis In opening the meet ing declared that there Is a general apathy which needs awakening, and told the audience the visitors would surely arouse them to the realisation of the situation. The Trench Raid Captain Gook spoke Interestingly and In the course of hlsspeech des cribed a trench raid. The captain said: "forty or 5? men are picked for the raiding party and are trained tike athletes. They are Instructed In each detail of the work before them, on a field like the land they are go ing over. When they are letter perfect the raid Is hold always at night. "The raiders assemble In the front line trenches. Their faces and hands are blackened, so the boche can't see them. They have .little woolen caps on their heads. No rifles are carried, for the' bomb Is the thing for the Job at hand. At a signal they spring from the trench to race across that area of shell holes, following tapes which " have been laid for their guidance through tho dark. 'Before them Is our ar UNION OF CONGREGATIONS FOR MORE EFFICIENT IRK A sentiment that has been growing In the community looUlng forward to a closer union of religious forces In the city, In view of the crisis In the affairs of the nation, and for greater local efficiency, reached the place last week where it was felt that talking had better Issue In action. As a result a union service of the Baptist and Presbyterian constega-j Units was hold In the Presbyterian church on Sunday morning and In the Buptlst church. In the evening. 1 The large connreKntlon found the service most Inspiring and the fel lowship all. that could be desired. In tho afternoon an Informal con ference of the Christian, Baptist and Presbyterian churches was held In the Presbyterian church, when a full discussion of the matter was held. The concrete action of this conference was the recommenda tion to the three congregations rep resented that they appoint two rep Major F. B. Edwards acd Over-Seas Force Speak Pass Audiences tillery bsrrage, a screen of fire. It lifts, and they plunge into the boche trench. "Frits Is biding in his dugouts. It Is customary to send down yonr card before you rail en him. Throw down two or three bombs to let them know you're coming, gather up your prisoners and -whatever Is of Informational value and hurry home." Captain Gook, who suffered from a gas attack told what a gas attack Is like, how one feels when the regi ment "goes over the top." specific Information on boche barbarism, ad vice on thorough methods of "mop ping up" the Hun trenches and other details and data of the great war. . Major Edwards, who lost both hsnds when boche high-explosive shell landed In the Canadian trench es wss an Interesting speaker. Hands Gone, But Mill Serving "I felt rather out of the game when I returned a few weeks ago," said Major Edwards, glancing at the gloves thst cover bis artificial hands. "But they asked me to come down here to tell you about the war we are fighting, and I realised that It Is Une way In which 1 can still 'carry on.' " That his hearers might gain con ception of a soldier's day. In the trenches, Major Edwards told In de- tsil of the movement of a brigade from Its rest ststlon to a sector of the front line, where It relieves the muddy, wearied troops who have been facing the Prussians for several days. The-rigors of trench warfare, said Major Edwards, have not been exag gerated. " Optimism Is .Notable "Yet I have never seen a more cheery-or optimistic bunch than the Canadian soldiers," said Major Ed wards. "I never met such wonder ful) optimism ,as that In the front lines, or such comradeship. "I had the great honor of seeing you first United States brigade march through London. I wish that you might have been there, for only In that way could you realUe the enthusiasm that greeted them." The Battle of Ypres Lieutenant-Colonel MacMillan, who fought In the same brigade with Captain Gook, confirmed his 'broth er officer's relation of specific atro cities. Belief recoils, he said, he fore realisation' of the crimes that Germany has committed. Colonel MacMillan discussed the (Continued on Page Four) IS resentatives, each at an early date, and these to formulate a plan of co operation of the three churches, thiB plan to be fully discussed In the morning service next Sunday by the Presbyterian minister and subse quently placed before the congrega tions Interested for approval or am endment. 'The thought of all present was that no church should lose Its Ident ity In any manner, but that a pos sible plan of co-operation for a spe cified period of time was most de sired. r ' . The Christian1 church may defer action until their evangelistic meet ings close, but the other two con gregations expect to bring the mat ter .to some conclusion at an early date. . . . ' In the event of such a union of forces, Mr. Booaei1 will be minister of the combined congregations and give pastoral care and oversight. PUSS BLE FOREIGN STAFF UNDER ARREST ItuMtJan Arrrot the Roumanian Ml nisi or and Ills Entire Huff In Petrograd London, Jan. 15. The Rouman- lon legation here annoynced that the Roumanian minister to Petro grad and bis entire staff have been arrested. These arrests are believed to be In reprisal for the arrest of Bolshevik! agitators at Jassy. SKATTI.K NOW HAS XO VACANT HOUSES Seattle, .Jan. 15. Civic organiza tions of Seattle are now wrestling with a rapidly growing housing problem. Laborers attracted bv high wages paid In shipyards and other war Industries here have filled the city. There are a few houses and practically no apartments. Plans now being made to speed np the production of ships, It Is stated, will add between 30,000 and 40,000 men to Seattle payrolls In the next few months and the problem Is to provide them and their families with homes. The construction of barracks patterned after army camps, for the single men baa been suggeeted. E BY BRITISH AIRL'EI! London, Jan. it. A successful daylight air raid has' been made on Karlsruhe, according to a British of ficial communication. Issued tonight. Karlsruhe, which is the capital of the Grand "Duchy of Baden, several times has received visitations from allied airmen. It is situated about 50 miles from the French border and has a population of between 75,000 and 100,000. The text of the statement says: i "Today our squadrons carried out a most successful raid Into Germany In broad daylight, their objectives be ing the railway station and muni tions factories at Karlsruhe. One and a quarter tons of bombs were dropped. Bursts were observed on buildings and sidings of the main railway Junction In the center 6f the town. Observers report that a very large fire was started In factories alongside the railway,, which was confirmed by photographs. The anti-aircraft fire was very heavy and accurate and several hostile ma chines attacked our formation. All our airplanes reached their objec- tlvea and returned safely. "Bombing and attacks with ma chine gun fire from low altitudes were carried out incessantly. More than 400 bombs were dropped on a large ammunition camp near Roulers and on hostile billets and railway Junctions. A party of the enemy en gaged In extinguishing a fire, at tacked by machine gun. fire, . was scattered and the fire was left to run at will. , "In combats seven hostile ' ma chines were driven down out. of con trol. Another was forced to land in tact behind our lines by anti-aircraft fire; the pilot was captured. Three of our machines are missing. "During Sunday night our night flying machines dropped bombs on Roulers and Menin. All returned safely." STEEL CORPORATION IS FORCED TO Gary, Ind., Jan. l.'. For the sec ond time In their history the Gary plants of the United States Steel corporation was closed Sunday. Only two furnaces Were kept operating. 'These supply the gaa which operates the electric light and power plant of the town. The fuel famine was re lieved when the steel corporation turned a large quantity of coke 6ver to the city officials. MAXIMALISTS ARE MID FOR RUSSIA OBJECT TO AGGRESSIVE TAC TICS PIIWIED ItV GEItMAX MILITARISTS S ACT LIKE CO AUULT, It la Believed That Grrroany C'aa Only Ite Treated With as Victor and Vanquished Washington, Jan. IS. Official ad vices say that deep apprehension and alarm are felt by Russian Maximal ist! at the dangerous turn taken la peace negotiations. The belief la fast spreading among the Bolahevlkl that It Is only possRile to treat with Germany as victor and vanquished. London, Jan. 15. -"-The British la bor party, In a message to the Rus sian people, announce that the Brlt lsfj people accept the Russian prin ciple of self determination of peo ples, and no annexations for the British empire, particularly in the middle east, Africa and India, and favor placing all tropical Africa un der uniform International controL Development of self government In India and a protectorate for Asia' Minor by International organisation is promised. THE KTEL ADMINISTRATOR v CTOSES SOV-ESSESmAUl Indianapolis, Jan. IS. The fuel administrator has closed until further-notice, all theatres, saloons, poolrooms, and other places not ob solutely necessary, where heat and light are used. FUEL OmCIALS ASK EOR MONDAY HOLIDAY New York, Jan. 15. As a means of conserving fuel throughout the eastern states, which have been vit ally affected by shortage. It is an nounced that the federal fuel admin istrators have recommended that the president declare 'Monday a holiday throughout this territory, for the next eight or ten weeks. TO ALL WAR MUNITIONS Washington, Jan. . 15. One-man control of all war supplies In ' the United States was advocated today before the senate military commit tee by Daniel E. Willard, chairman of the war Industries board, and. Bernard M. Barurh, bead of the board's raw material division. Both favored creating a munitions admin istrator, appointed by the president, but not a member of the cabinet, to control all war supplies. FRENCH MILITARY TAKES OVER TELEGRAPH UXES Paris. Jan. 14. The war minister has made known his intention to place all the postal and telegraph service under the war department, militarizing the entire service. II ;;e Rome, Jan. 15. By new attacks In the Monte Asolone region, the Italians have gained considerable advantage and Inflicted very heavy losses on the enemy. '