Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, February 07, 1918, DAILY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text9 tin I (Mi DAILY EDITION mu.HTf pa-, jotfKPimc coiirrr, orf-uox. tiu iihuav, itmu ahv 7. ioim. WHOLE Nl'MBKIl SIT. mmMm 3 Vol VIII., Km Bl. f : 1 ST, - - , -r-T 1 SL 'TROOPS W ME 1IIWM MS uwj -ix.-i-i . . 1 . , . ' ' CARRANZA'S .. FRAIfCE fJAKfllG 0 nnn ui'ppiuo it Fill GOV. FORCES BOMBS FOUND GREETINGS TO i S JJL BEHBBDS FRIEND WM. "-"SsS--" VltKUT JJriUtJIVIAKlNt tr3: M PORTLATJD MK.XICW rilKSIDK.XT HK.MN4 IIFMT WlNllrH TO THK f'KIV MAX .MOXAIM'H liiillrlln Am That Argentina Will Sol Tsk Curt In 1 ha l'rNMrl Xmilrnlltjr ( ougrvu trillion, Feb. 7. Veiiustlano Cur rams, president of .Mrtlcn, sent t fulsome birthday mHHit lu Km per 01 William of Germany recently, iir cordltlK to Keuter's Limited. Ircsldent Carrania In this me.- l used III phra: "Your Majesty, who celebrates hli anniversary today lth Juat cause fur rejoicing." Renter's Limited learns that, ac cording to a telegram from Copen hagen, President Carranaa sent tht followlug telegram lu the German emperor: "To your majesty who celebrates hit anniversary .today with JiihI cause (or rejoicing. "I have tli honor to send your majesty my mom cordial congratu lations and am ilf "(l to express to you my brat wishes fur your peraon al hspplneas and that of your august fsmlly, aa well an for III prosperity of thla crxat, friendly nation." iluenos Aires, Feb. 7. Tl) pe rlal Mexican mission, which arrived here some weeks ago, it la announc el will dliiband next Humlny. ItPKKrillin the probable time when the proposed neutrality congress which the Mexicans came to attend will be held, the Argentinian foreign minister says the dute Ik "very r luote" Intimating that Hie plan hna been abandoned Indefinitely. MM OF EVENTS IN DAY'S .OPERATIONS The I'tilted Statea military force have suffered their flrat heavy Iohb from the operutlona of the t'lieniy HUbmarlne army. The IlrltlHh liner Tiiaciinln, carrying 2,179 American officers and men, nun been torpedoed and sunk off the Irlah coast. Nine teen hundred and twelve men were rescued, leaving 267 to bp account ed for. The complexities of International politics affecting the grent war have been added to by a vlrtunl expres sion of sympathy from Mexico for tlermanjr. President ..Venustlano Carransa sent to Emperor Wllllnm a message of congratulation and good wishes on the occasion at the em peror's 07th birthday, which occur red January 27, according to advices reaching Renter's Mmlted from Co penhagen. The Mexican president's message was couched In flattering terms opening with the phrase: "To Your MaJoBty, who celobrates his anniversary today with Just cause for rejoicing," and ending with best wishes for "the prosperity of this great, friendly nation." Artillery activity continues on the British, French, Itullan and Ameri can fronts, but BHlde from this the operations have linen confined to pa trol and aerial attack, Entente nievchnnt ships sunk' by mine or subiunrliie during the Inat eti totalled 19 of wtilch t.1 were PrltlMh, three French uiul ono I mi-La. New York. Feb. 7.-- Announce iiki nt (hat Frame will he able In-fore July I tu manufacture enough artil lery to aupiily 20 American divisions or approximately fiOO.ooo men, If the l ulled Hlatea meanwhile adherei to ' an underalandlng by ' which France would receive the Decennary raw material from America, wni made here tonight by Andre Tar (Hen, French .high roiniulRMoner In thla country, M. Tardleu made the atateinent aUu that there are In France today mote American troop than cmprlned the American army at the lime the I'nlted States entered the war, at which time, he said, the American army contained about lit, 000 officer and men. The French official apoke at a din ner which win part of New York'a celebration of the Jour de I, 'Alliance Franralse, which waa observed throughout the I'nlted States and Canada yeaterday, the annlveraary of the treaty between France and the 'American col on lea In 1778. Julea J. Jusersnd. the French ambasandor, alao waa a gueat of honor. XOHWAV lOHT TWF.LVK VFXSF.IJt LAST MOXTII WsshlnRton. Feb. 7. A cable dla patch to the Norwegian legation to day from Chrlstlanla. says that dnr Inx January 1! Norwegian veMaela, aKKreKatlnx more than 18,000 croat lona "were lout by the war," and IkM Norwegian aeamvn lost tbelt Uvea. 3 I TERM SECURITIES Washington. Fob. 7. Three bil lion dollars will be rained In advance or the third Liberty loan, which probably will be launched In April, by snles of certificates of Indebted-' neaa under a plan looking to system atic Investment of every bank In these short term securities. A scheme for prepurlng the way for the third Ub'-rty loan, announc ed tonight by Sorrctnry' McAdoo, provided for the Itotiinnce of $"i00. 000,000 or mora of those certificates overy two weeks, until the total runs to $3,000,000,000 by the middle of March. Rvery nntlonsl bunk, state hank and trust company. Is asked to set nslde each week about one per cent of Its groHS resources for Invest ment In the certificates. In telegrams sent out by Mr. McAdoo. OFF BY U. S. With the American Army la France, Feb. 7. Twenty enemy alr plnnes which endeavored to cross the American lines were violently shelled liy tho anti-aircraft batteries and driven off. 'Rain began fulling heavily this evening and the pumps are being kept 'busy in the trenches and dugouts. Artillery, fire continues lively day and night, and the American heavy nuns registered well on Important enemy positions. The 75's . and Home heavies are now engaged in Hhelllng a town within the enemy 'lues, but there are no civilians there. The 75's bi' continuously shelling the enemy trenches with hrapnel and high explosives. " Among today's casualties was "a H"ond lieutenant, who was hit in the arm with a sniper's bullet. Latest Figures Place Missing U. S. Soldiers at 113, Mem bers of Crew and Passengers at 97 Three Die From Exposure Waahiugtun, Feb. 7. luteal offi cial dlapatch on the Tuscanla sink ing placea the number of American troopa mlxnlng at 113, crew and paa aeiiKera at 97, a total of i'10 miss ing. Ixiudon, Feb. 7. Latent report ahow total number mlnalng from Tun aula only lOt, moatly mumbera of the crew. The Tuat anla remained afloat two hour after Iteln tor ledned. The condition of aome of the anrvlvora la pitiable aa many or them had caat aalde their clothing when they plunged Into the Icy wa tera or the Atlantic. Some of the anrvlvora bad been awlmming about for two houra before being reacued. The captain, puraer and chief ateward were aaved. They reixirt fine order aboard the liner. Slek pa tlenta were alao aaved. There were only two women aboard the trans port and they went down the roe In One atyle, laughing they defend ed. Thnte men died of ex pom re In one boat. Umdon, Feb. 7. Thomas Smith, of Glasgn, boatswain's mate of the TiiHcanla, who had charge or one of the boats, said the torpedo hit at 5:43 Tuesday night. The boats were Inunched while the soldier were lined up on fleck, unfortunately many Jumped overboard and some were thrown Into the sea when the bonis were lowered, as proper launching was rendered impossible by the steamer's list. Smith's boat picked up 14 sol diers. The boat waa without oars and the occupants paddled with their hands until they were picked up at 9 o'clock Tuesday night.' The soldiers as they were lined up sang "The Star Spangled tlanner" and "America." , The crew sang, "God Save the King." Ijondnnderry, Ireland, Feb, 7. The submarine which torpedoed the Tuscanln was attacked by an Ameri can destroyer. An officer gave the Intimation that the submarine was destroyed. Washington, Feb. 7. The Cunard liner Tuscanla lies at the bottom in the north Atlantle with 168 to 267 men missing. The Tuscanla carried 2,179 officers and men of the 32nd national guard division from Wis consin and Michigan, and companies D, R and F of the 20th engineers. These comprise the 6th battalion of the 20th, which Is the forestry regi ment, especially organized for work In France. ; Some from the northwest are be lieved to be aboard,' Major Geo. W. French, commander of this section, Is In France, however. British convoys and patrol boats LINER IS HIT BY TORPEDO New York, Feb. 7. The Cunarder Auranla has been torpedoed within the last 48 hours while bound for the t'nlted States with a small amount of freight. The big boat was badly damaged but the 'belief Is gen eral that It Is being towed to port by war vessels. The Auranla Is a 13,000-ton boa. did heroic rescue work, and 'sur vivors were landed at 'Larne, Ireland, and Inlay, Scotland. The British au thorities are doing everything pos sible to make the rescued men com fortable. News or the sinking was received in London at 3 o'clock yesterday af twrnoon, although the Tuscanla was torpedoed Tuesday night.. According to the Britluh report those saved were 76 officer, 1,935 men, 141 crew, 3 passengers and 32 not specified. The total on board, 2,397. Salem, Feb. 7 Karl Wltbycombe. Governor Wltbycombe 's youngest! son, is a member of Co. D, 20th en-1 glneers, snd It Is feared he was on i board the torpedoed Tuscanla. Some I time ago young Wltbycombe tried to get a transfer to some other com pany. Hla father was not at his of fice today due to apprehension. Kdward Parker of Granta Haas, son of Mr. and Mrs. George II. Par ker, Is a member of Co. U, 20th en gineers and hia parents received word some days ago which Indicat ed that he had Bailed. It is feared i that young Parker was aboard the torpedoed ship. Washington. Feb. 7. The Cuuard liner Tuscanla, carrying 2,179 Amer ican soldiers, has beeu torpedoed and sunk off the Irish coast. Late last night '1,91 2 survivors had been reported. The first news of the disaster came In a brief dispatch to the war depart ment from london. Hope was built here upon the fact that the survivors were landed at two widely separated Irish ports and indications that re-j lief vessels were at hand quickly. ! The first report received ln.Wush-j ington stated that only 1,100 sur vivors were accounted for. Iater 1 the number was reported increased : to 1,912. J The soldiers on board the Tusca-t nia were Bin all detachments from ' almost every section of the coun-i try. There was no distinctive mill-; tary unit from any state, and for ' this reason, war department officials announced that It would be Impos sible to announce a list of those on board until complete reports had been received. Instructions were sent by wireless I and cable by the war, navy and state j departments to their representatives In England and Ireland, directing! that every detail be forwarded at the earliest possible moment. At first, ' department v officials thought It would be unwise to pub lish the list of soldier on the ship (Continued on page S.) COL ROOSEVELT IN New York! Feb. 7. Three phy sicians were hurriedly summoned to Roosevelt's bedside 'today. It la .announced of Inflammation from ab- i scess In his left ear had entered the Internal ear. No further operation will be attempted al present, but the , colonel's condition Is considered serious. lxndon. Feb. 7. Dlapatchea from Petrograd announce that Finnish Red Ouards have surrounded Tsm merfors, a city of nearly 45,000 pop ulation, defeating General Manner- helm, commander of the government forces In Finland. General Manner helm Is retreating toward the Gulf of Bothnia, after heavy fighting. OIlMiOX TXVKT lKH XOT WAXT OI'KRATION Salem. Feb. 7. Attorney Oeneral Brown has been advised that Her bert Merltbew, alias Curtis, a convict In the state penitentiary, has appeal ed from the decision of the state board of eugenics, which ordered an operation performed on him. Meri thew Is serving time from Marlon county and had a previous prison re cord. The case probably will bring to test the constitutionality of the sterilisation law passed by the last legislature. ' KKANCK GkTtt AXOTHKIt IX)AX KKOM THK I". Wsshington. Feb. 7. Allied cred its have been Increased to $4,684, 400.000 by a loan or $115,000,000 to France. The funds will be spent largely In this country for military supplies. TO BLANKET BILL Washington, Feb. 7. Bitter oppo sition to the bill giving the presi dent blanket authority to organize all executive departments Is outspo ken today by republicans, and pri vately expressed by many democrats. Some democrats have declared that the bill probably could not-be passed and possibly not even favorably re ported. AEROPLANE "CUT UP" T FOR COAST Vancouver, Wash., Feb. 7. The great "cut-up" plant of the United States government, built here . to manufacture airplane stock, within the military reservation, has been put in operation. Colonel Brice P. Olsque of the signal corps officiated at the flag raising this afternoon and more than five thousand soldiers at the barracks were present at the ceremonies. The main building of the plan is 348x400 feet, and is located within a thousand feet of the main line of the S.. P. and S.. railway, The plant Is electrically operated and the first appropriation for Its construction called for $200,000. The factory Is designed to re-manfacture clear cants supplied by the mills, thus re lieving the mills of minute Inspec tion and other inconveniences. The plant will cut the cants Into rough sizes required for airplane con struction only and will not attempt any finishing process. ' The cut-up plant will operate on a 24-hour basis and will run a crew of . six hundred men. It Is expected to handle at least 300,000 feet of tock dally and this figure probably will be greatly Increased. An order for 1.200.000 feev of construction material, was placed De 'omber 8 wl.th Columbia river, Port land and Willamette valley mills. XIXKTY OXK STICKS HIGH EX l'LSIVKH IIIKXH'KIUW SF.AB 8TRKL BRIDGE EKOUGH TO WRECK STRUCTURE Hearrti Being Made fur Boorre of Kxploalve Supply Some Stole of Leaf) Contractor Portland. Feb. 7. Discovery of five sir.sll home-made bombs "some where on the east aide," and the ad ditional discovery near ' the ' steel bridge of 91 sticks of dynamite to heavily charged with nitroglycerine that the high explosive seepa from the dynamite sticks, has caused eounty and federal officials to re doubts their efforts to locate ' the supposed cache of explosives from which youths In the Mount Scott dis trict have been obtaining dynamite, eapa, fuses and other explosive ma terial during the past week. The 91 sticks of dynamite were found Tuesday night In t small shack approximately a block from the east approach of the steel bridge by Joseph Slmmonds, an officer of the Juvenile court. Mr. Slmmonds was called to that vicinity late Tues day by an Italian who waa search tng for his son who had been missing for 'several days. The Italian had found the dynamite and was seeking Information as to what be should do with it when he called to Mr. Slm monds. According to W. A. Eatchel, super intendent of county properties, the dynamite Is so dangerously explosive it would have blown the huge steel bridge almost to atoms had it been exploded beneath the structure. Authorities have not stated Just where the five small and apparently crudely made bombs were found, nor have they yet made a chemical examination of the bombs. Inasmuch -as their search for more explosives has not been completed. These bombs, aa well aa the other explo sives, are kept under guard at the Kelly Butte, camp. Although a thorough investigation has been prosecuted for the past week, the authorities have not yet learned the source of the quantities of explosives which have been found. A small quantity was found to have been stolen from Schultz Brothers, contractors at Lents, but it Is not as yet known where the remainder came from. U'XKXOWX KHIP IX DI8TKK8S OFF XKWFOUXDIiAXI) COAST An Atlantic Port, Feb. 7. An un known steamer Is reported in dis tress off the Newfoundland coast. S.P. IS' I Salem, Feb. 7. For the first time In more than two years the Southern Pacific company has overcome Its car shortage In Oregon and today reported to the Oregon public ser vice commission a surplus of 91 cars. The road began reporting its short jage daily August 1, 1916, and since that time the shortage has been un broken until today. Shortage had existed previous to that time. "The change Is mainly due to the , speeding up of shippers In loading and unloading cars," said Publio . Service Commissioner H. H. Corey.