Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, January 28, 1918, DAILY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textlite DAILY EDITION VOU VIII., So. HI. GRANT FAM, JOttCPHINI OOCXTT, OREOOlf , MOljAV, JAMAHV 2. IfMH. WHOI.K Xl'MBKH JEM. EX-SENATOR C. W. FULTON WAM A IXITKH MT U IX hKS.X. TOR Hill OKMiON HilJM IIHi'J TO I mm Mm I'rumliu-iit In Polltltnl AlMltn for Many Vi'Mi miiiI Oiuk I'rvtl-tU-nl of Mtt Hvmtte Portland. Jan. Ja. Chnrlee W.I Fulton iIIimI at lili home In Port land yesterday. Charles William Fulton, who serv ed with distinction a United Statea aanalor from Orcein In l03-lO9 won hla war tu the front In tli early west In a truly pioneer fashion, fighting not only through the uaiial obstacle that beset men dependent on their own resourcea, but, In one rant, Ihrouuli bullet ' later In hla career, he became the i t center of one of the bitterest repuu llran factional flKhta In the history of hla atate and one that attracted national attention. Hum In 1,1 ma. Ohio, Aiiguat 14, IS S3. Kulton received hla early edu cation la Ohio and Nebraaka and at the age of 22 landed In Cortland, unknown and with little money. Ilia Aral joli waa teaching a rountry aohool down In the Willamette val ley, but after one term he went to Aatorla to try hla luck, and there lived H yeara. In IK77. hla aecond Tear In Oregon, he began to practice law and alao started on hla political carver by being elected to the atate senate. Ater aeveral lerma In the atate aeuata, Kulton became a formidable candidate for amator In 191, but waa defeated. The next election, Fulton aa attain In the field. He waa the choice of the minority. When the Miniature of IS9T failed to elect, a apeclal session waa railed In 19K, when Joseph Simon waa chosen. The fight of 1901 waa baa ed on an effort to oust Simon. Anil Simon republican carried the atate. The legislature then deadlocked be tween Pulton and former Governor Geer. At the end of 40 daya, It at III looked a If adjournment would be taken without' electing; a senator. Harvey W. Scott, one of the able! editor of the weat and leader of the fllCht Malnut Simon, entered the flgjit, receiving 2M vol en. Thla broke the deadlock, and Pulton em erged aa senator. After serving tile term, Senator Fulton practiced law In Portland to the time of hla death. While living In Aatorla he married Mlaa Ada llobaon, daughter of John llobaon, who aetlled on the Clatsop plain In 184S. L BOAT GOES ASHORE (Yaahlngtoa, Jan. 88. An Ameri can patrol boat haa gone ashore on the rock a, In European wateri dur ing a fog, without loaa of life, and will probably have to be abandoned. New. York, Jan. 28. A btlmrd , haa tied up traffic over many of the eastern atatea. rIENEY PROSECUTES Washington, .Ian. 28. On a IihbIb of confidential letters and telegrams Trom porker's files, Honey has charge d five big firms with control of prices and division of live stock pur haaos throughout the United States, wo as to eliminate competition, I IE A Hr of 1.1 In Ill l Kvlih-nr of llin Fart lliMt tlir Tennis Vrn Very Well .Matched The local bliili school huaketbull team waa forced to concede a victory to M eil ford at a more of 1.1 to ID, The final decision of the official score keepers waa much questioned by the locul fana. iHflug the first half of the game the score keepers became a trifle lonfuned aa to the exact score but It waa finally aettlrd In favor of Med ford. During the aecond half the lo'al playors completely outclassed the Medford shooter and the ball waa In their own, territory almost entirely. The 0 rants I'aas boy exhibited excellent team work, but were un lock -n putting the ball through the Iron ring. a little mora practice they will be 'able to play rlnga around their opponent. A large crowd la expected to attend the game at Medford In the near fu ture to wltneaa the latter'a defeat. Tie line up for (I. P. II. 8. was aa followBsjyiMon and Rlrchard, for wards; Kearna and Reynolds guard, and I). Wilkin center. Saner ub atltuted for Reynold In the second half. ' The Omnia. ! girls played the Medford girls In a preliminary game and were defeated. Although the score, eight to four, waa In Med ford 'a favor the girl are not feel ing discouraged, a It waa their (list conteat with an out of town team. It waa beneficial' In that It pointed out the weak polnta of the team, but under the efficient coaching of Mlaa Parker the girl will put, up a better howlng when they meet the Med ford girl on their floor. ' The tine ap waa aa follow: I,. Qulnlan and V. Quintan, forwards: II. Gebera, center; E. Anderson, side center; M. Taylor and V. Isham, guard. R. (Dealer substituted for Anderson at side center, Anderson going to forward position, L. tlrown substituted at the other forward and the "Twine" retired. iY AND I). S. COME TO AGREEMENT Washington. Jan. 28. Norway's bread banket, long depleted, will be filled by the United State In the fu ture. In return Norway has guar anteed that no foodstuffs or war mu nition material will be exported In to Germany except with the express approval of the entente power and America, the war trade board an nounced tonight. According to the agreement be tween the board and Dr. Frldjof Nansen, Norwegian commissioner, the Unlted8tates will lift the ember go on 800,000 metric ton of bread, grain and rice, 60,000 tona of su gar, 10,000 ton of pork and beef, 14,000 tona of coffee and numerous other commodities In smaller.quan titles. nut Norway la not fo receive those commodities without concessions on her part. The agreement specifies that the allies are to be given first consideration In that country' ex port. All Germany I to be allow ed to Import I 4,000 tons of fish per month, and no edible fish oils. Norway also agrees not to export any commodity or foodstuffs from her own stores, ..which would be re placed by substitutes from the Unit oil State. She further agrees not to send to Oerninny any minerals or chemicals used In the manufacture of munitions. A small amount of opiier. In excess of manufactured import can be sent to Germany. The nijreemnnt Is to ha operative for the period of the war. subject to termination by either party at the expiration of one yenr, and upon three months' notice. Washington, Jifn. 28. General Pershing reports that Hubert Ro berts, of Warron, Oregon, hns died of meningitis. r.lEDFQRD AKES BASKETBALL I I. BAKER SENATOR AIERll Makes an Exhaustive Statement of Conditions m The War Department and Says The Mistakes Chamberlain Has Cited Are Occasional, Not Characteristic Washington, Jan. 28. Secretary of War linker, at a public hearing before the aenate military commit tee, replied to Senator Chamberlain, making a comprehenalve statement on all military activities, and par ticularly. Kplylng to the charge that the war department ha fallen down. aald the mistake Chamberlain cited have caused the Impression that they are characlerlatlc, rather than oeca itonal, and said there are over a mil lion men under the war department In the United State. Major General Wood recommend ed calling out a large army, although the men could not be provided Im mediately with rifjea and clothing. Every soldier who needa a rifle haa one and of better type than if the nrltlah Enfield had been adopted. In defending the lack of machine gun, he aald Oeneral Penning doea not want lewl guna for ground forces, but only for the avlatora. The secretary spoke without man uscript, In a frank conversational manner, and disclosed some facta SOCIAL DEMOCRATS DEFY 1 KAISER Amsterdsm, Jan. 28. Phlllpp Scheldemann. president of the so cial democratic party In Germany, answering Chancellor von Hertllng's peeoh In the main' committee of the relchstag. warned the military leader of the Imperial government that If they did not bring about peace between Germany and Russia "they would be burled from power." Scheldemann' reply to the Chan cellor, a published in the Berliner Vorwaerta, follows: "The arguments were advanced by the militarist party for the pro longation of tho war, namely, the success of the U-boats and the strength of our army. Hut these were to have given u a decisive vic tory In six months, according to the announcement' made In 116. "Alas! That period has long since passed and, while the U-boat has ad mittedly harmed England enormous ly, It chief visible effect has been the entry of America into the war. "If the United States had not en tered the war we may be sure the Russian revolution would long ago have brought a general peace. "What about the army? Suppose the army should capture Calais and Paris; would that mean peace? T say 'no.' "Suppose the army conquered Prance and England: would that mean peace? I say 'no,' for we would stilt have to conquer America." Herr Scheldemann fiercely attack ed the militarist leaders, declaring that their attitude toward Austria waa likely to lose for Germany her last friend. "If our government leaders can not free us from these 'patriots,' " said the social democratic leader, "they had getter go. I warn them that If they do not bring na peace with Russia they will be hurled from power." 4 YANKEE AVIATIORS FLY OVER iY American Army in Prance, Jan. 1!S. Four American aviators at tached to the French squadron, par ticipated In a daylight bombing raid over Germany and all returned In safety. REPUES TO hitherto held confidential. He aaid Prance and Kugland are supplying artillery to American force because they wish to do so, aa they have an excess on hand and desire to save ships for more vital necessities. Thirty-two division of aatlonal guard and national army troops In the United States ran be considered ready to go oversea for ervlce whenever It I decided they shall move. The rate of rifle manufac ture assure a steady supply a fast as troops sre ready to ase them. We will have 500,000 men In Prance early thla year. Germany has no Idea of the number of men the United Statea ha In Prance. We will have a million and a .half avail able there for duty during 118. He described how great Ameri can railroad system, one (00 miles long, with port terminal, supply warehouses and other facilities, has been built for our army In Prance, and added that the department haa a war plan,: but, condition are so extraordinary that It hW to be studied abroad. DRAFT MAY FURfJISH ASSISTANT SUB Portland. 'Jan. 28. Assistant sur geons for the United States naval reserve force may be drawn from the ranks of men registered and classi fied under the selective draft law, according to a ruling received here front Washington and made public by Or. E. K. Scott, assistant surgeon In the navy recruiting office of the Portland district. "This office has Interpreted de partment order In the past to the effect that we could not enroll medi cal, officers from the draft regis trants," said Dr. Scott, "and we were surprised to receive this order, that ask us to use evea? effort to Insti tute a campaign of advertisement to make these facts known to the med ical profession in our vicinity." With regard to such enlistments in the naval reserve, the ruling from Washington quoted, the following from the selective service resolu tions: "(C)) ' Any registrant at any time, regardless of classification and order number may be commissioned In the army, navy or marine corps and thereafter, on presentation by the registrant to hla local board of a certificate of his commanding officer stating that he has been so commis sioned such certificate shall be filed with the questionnaire and the reg istrant shall be placed In Class V on the ground that he Is In the military service of the United States." The letter then atatea: "As the navy Is still urgently in need of med ical officers to answer the constantly Increasing calls tor sea and shore duty. It Is requested that- you dis seminate as widely as possible the facta that registrants can present themselves for examination and ac cept commissions In the navy re gardless 'of their classification and order number, that the navy Is ur gently In need of them and that can dldates found qualified will be as signed to Immediate active duty 11 so desired." Candidates who are serving as In terns will probably be left to com plete their Courses of Internship, the letter points out. UKVOI.ITIOX IX Vl.VliAXI) IS AtJAlX RKPOKTItt) Stockholm, Jan. 28. It Is report ed that the long threatened revolu tion In Finland Is proceeding In the eastern provinces. HELP THE Y.W.C.A. HELP THE BOYS Drive to lUlse $34M la Josephine County for Hupport of Haste House Hurts Wednesday All along the bard road from camp In the rear to the front line trenches where, men face death every hour of the 'day and night, are to be found rest station where the men receive refreshing and nourish ing food and a they go forward a heartening word of hope and cheer, aa they return a touch of comfort and a greeting for tired men and words spoken in real United Statea by sure enough American women who have left homes of comfort and ease for the uncertain bard life on the battle front that our boy may know we an home eare. This won derful work is the far reaching arm of the Young Women's Christian as sociation following the boy where danger I greatest and loneliness more desdly than' enemy bullets. Cultnred women of wealth bare left their borne land to minister to the boys "over there" and the great organization under whom they go 1 aaktng for f 500 thl week to be onr hare In their work. They are In close touch and cooperation with the Red Cross and army T. M. C. A., In every work In ramp and at the front and do a remarkable work. The influence of these good women can not be estimated when It .comes to keeping the men In touch wHh Am erican Ideals and the home life. The extent of our support of this great work must be simply the measure of onr ability. Help the T. W. C. A. help the boys help Uncle 8am win the war. Re ready Wedneaday with 5 and down to one and put Josephine at the top again In tbls national ser vice. . SH YILL BE INTERNED DURING WAR Washington, Jan. 28. The de partment of Justice and the navy de partment authorise the following Joint statement: After a conference of the Attor ney General and the secretary of the navy with officials of both the departments of Justice and navy, yesterday afternoon it was deter mined that Walter Spoorman, an alien German enemy arrested at Norfolk, should be Interned for the duration of the war. The attorney general has made an order to this effect and the man has been deliver ed to the military authorities for transportation to an Internment camp. Spoorman Is a German reservist of the 12th Company, 75th Bremen re giment, who came to this country In 1910. A search of hla effects dis closed his German uniform, consist ing of eword, bayonet, scabbard and sword knot, army blouse, duck uni form, and belt. His name was stamped on the Inside of bis uni form. A number of postcards of German manufacture of a propagan da nature were also found. FORECAST FOR THK WKKK , RRGINMNfl JANUARY 21 Pacific' Coast States Fair over southern and .frequent rains over northern districts; somewhat war mer In the interior after Monday. t OF S Washington, Jar 28. The secre tary of the treasury, William G. .Mc Adoo, has today Issued a statement cautioning Investors of1 Liberty loan bonds against exchanging for un known securities the bonds which (bey may have purchased, and ad vising permanent holding of Liberty bonds. " -' - F. J. MILLER AT C.C. LUNCH TODAY AT FW TtXIJ OF KAIMtOAD ttXDI-. TIOXS l.IKIt KEt-KXT GOV KllWIKXT MAXAGEME.Vr DOES N0TAFFECTC&O.C.R0AO Clyde II. Altcheson, of Oregon, is MrAdno'a Intermediary WHh the Matte Boards A good attendance of representa tive men greeted Hon. Frank J. Mil ler at the Cbamber of Commerce luncheon today and tbef were great ly pleased with the clear and com plete explanation of transportation matters of the country., He read the proclamation of the president aaanming. control of rail road, hi Instructions to Director McAdoo and the four orders Issued by the latter and explained wherein thla entire procedure Is strictly in accord with the plans of atate pub lic service board and even retain the organization and officials of the roads themselves. The government haa not taken over the railroad and at thla time doea not eontemolate doing so. Merely as a war measure , it has taken control for the purpose of seeing to It that war materia la are moved to the exclusion of other things, when It la necessary, and Just aa soon aa the war la over, govern ment management will be , with drawn, . w Clyde B. Altcheson. formerly chairman of the Oregon public ser vice board la now the Intermediary between the director general and the atate organisations and Is prov ing himself . of great value to thla state. In the matter of demurrage, the rules of state boards vary some what among themselves and again with the federal control, but atate boards are working tn absolute har mony with the national organisation and unimportant polnta of differ ence are not permitted to Interfere with harmonious co-operation. The vast sums of money asked for by the government for bonds baa made It Impossible for railroads to sell their own bonds on the market, so that they are wholly nnable to keep up with the rapid march of im provements, in consequence of which -the rolling stock Is rapidly deterio rating and it finally became neces sary for the government to take po- seasloe and raise the money for ne- , cessary repairs and additions to the equipment, to co-ordinate all the systems and save the enormous loss caused by longer hauls and dupli cating expense in thousands of ways. Referring to the local road of Grants Pass, he said the govern ment's action will probably not affect It In any manner. CASE IS ADVANCED Washington. Jan. 28. The su preme court haa agreed to expedite the appeal on proceedings, brought by the Associated Press, to prevent the International News Service from pirating. Arguments will be heard on April 15. HAXK HI PKIUTEMKXT 8ARGKNT HAS RKSIGXR!) Salem, Jan. 28, State superin tendent of banks Sargent, has re signed to become an examiner for the federal reserve bank of San Francisco, to cover Oregon, Wash ington, Idaho, California, Arizona and Nevada, beginning with Febru ary 5.. )