Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, March 02, 1918, DAILY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textr DAILY EDITION ' VOL. VIII., No. IIS. oaura rats, wurnn oonrrr, ouqon, bvhday, maiuh , iim. WHOiJt Ntnnues DEPORTATION FACES I. ft ft OKMClUt INMI Kll to auukmt AM. IIIMTI IUIKIIN iMlHAflllN'O AS TOME SEME 1ITI elxrt In NorUiwetfern Ijoffglag mp It (liM CVm fur Um Actio Take Washington, Mar. 2. Th depart ment of labor liu ordered a general round-up of I. W. W. and alien die turbera preaching anarchy and aab otfg In tha northwest, with Ihe In tention of deportation. A special Investigation haa bran ordered Into I. W. W. gathering about Seattle, Secretary WlUon lasued an order today BlatlnK that no alien la to he arretted, detained or deported lim ply for Joining the I. W. W., but any alien found advocating or preach ing tha unlawful destruction of pro perty, preaching anarchy or the overthrow of the government, or e aaaalnatlon of public officials ahill be detained until ha can da deported even though ha may not commit any overt ad. If the present quartera at Seattle are not ample to rare for all who are arretted additional quarteV will ha secured tagging rimp trouble In the northweet are the chief cause for the present action. SEEKING PARDON FOR rIAS j. San Francisco, Mar. 2. Thomas J. Mooney'a council will not auk the supreme court for a rehearing of hi case Mit will appeal direct to the governor for a pardon. WAIl .MWAKTMKXT IHttl'KM FIX A I. Tl'MTAXIA LIST Washington. Mar. 2. -The war tie partment today accounted for the lat of the Oregon men aboard the Ttiseanla. Oeorge Mniitray. of Grand View, I known to be among the saved and Sidney W. Hernltt. of Marabfleld. Is definitely known to have lout hit life. Reehecklng of the record, the department aaya, ahowi that Clarence A, Knott, of Ranler. wa not aboard the Tuicanla when aha wa torpedoed. PROHIBITION FOR IS Washington, Mar. 2. -The con mlttee has ordered favorable report to the senate of a bill providing for prohibition In Hawaii during the war, with a referendum rote to be taken within two yeara after peace la declared. Thl vole la to deter mine whether prohibition In Ha waii Khali be permanent., AT Washington, Mar. 2. A dlBpalch received today from Ambassador Fnuiois atatcK Hint he arrived safely at Vologda, u city of 30,000 popu lation 4iM inl!s enst of Potrotrrad. ' II. believes thnt FetroKmd wll' lc riTi'i'l ct hv tVn U r-.vii'i lii'i !' next t,- dins, ALIEN NFMIFS MI PEACE hot am King renlliuMid KrfuM-e To ArrmH the Kaier'a I'mm Tnmie and XrtMialloa fulled I HI Amsterdam, Mar. 2. Berlin aew papea ay peace negotiation with Rumania. have filled. It la reported that King Ferdinand's reply I ua- tlfaciory, Amsterdam, Mar. 2. Uernuay's peace terms to Rumania have been delivered to King Ferdinand, It was slated here In official dispatches. At Ferdinand's request the renlrt power granted a "abort period" for him to consider the terms, which are understood to Include cession of part of the Dobrudga to Bulgaria and economic freedom for (lermany and Austria In Rumania. EAGLE POINT RANCHER GUILTY MANSLAUGHTER Mod ford, Mar. 2. William Hut ler, the Eagle Point rancfeer charg ed with the murder of Donald Stew art of Central Point, the night . of October It, was found guilty of manslaughter, with a recommenda tion for clemency, by the Jury In the circuit court early this morning. The Jury was out eight hours and a half, Stewart wa sent to the Rutler place by county authorities the night of October 29th, .to see who wa put ting up a portion of the Rutler fence over the county highway. But ler had been arrested once for do ing thl and It waa believed that he hd been repeating the offense. In a revolver and rifle duel which start ed about I o'clock In the evening, Stewart waa fatally wounded dying shortly after midnight and Butler gave himself up to the sheriff claim Ing he had shot In self-defense. The state contended that being surprised In the act of putting up the fence rails. Duller shot Stewart, the latter seeking refuge behind the oak tree where hi body wa found. The trial started Monday and the prom inence of the principals attracted widespread Interest. Butler has lived In southern Oregon for over SO year. CLOTHING PROFITEERS OUT ON $10,000 BAIL Chicago, Mar. 2. Henry Upper t and son, Ralph, were arrested here today charged with conspiring to de fraud the government In the manu facture of clothing and blanketa for the army. They were later released on $10,000 ball. The name of Brig adier Oeneral Thomas Cruse of the l S. armv Is also linked with the conspirators as having accepted a fl.ROO hrlde from them. Washington, Mar. 2. Present In dentions lire to the effect that the atiUn deportment Is being Influenced to accept the. allied view that Japan inn bent dehl with the menace of fiermnn aggression In Siberia. WHKAT VI Ami IJATIOX I T IIV All.MIXISTHATION Spokano, Mar. 2. The state food administrator has ordered the Wash ington wheat flour ntjlmt tuition put on two to one basis Instead of the present three to ode. ' Thla Is be ing done as part of a campaign for the Increasing of the potato consumption. AMERICAN OFFICER KILLED N REPULSE Leds Ilea to Pcsitica la No trwicj CercM$ cf tie Fi::i "Sisck Trc:?s" Fiercc Hand to Hi: J F&thg'b Two Sectors With the American Army In franc, Mar. I. American soldiers met the famous "shock troop" for the flret time and outfought them In two sector. The Americans lost prisoner and some killed and wounded. The Yan kee troop took, German prisoner In both sector and Inflicted heavy eav ualtle on the raider. CJne Ameri can captain, a graduate of West Point, led the attack on the retreat ing German northwest 'of Tool, and wa killed. With the American Army In France. Mar. t. American troops repulsed a strong Oerman attack this morning In the salltnt north of Tohl. There were many casualties, one of the killed being a captain. who waa graduated from West Point In 1117. ' The raid waa a failure three Ger man prisoners remaining In Ameri can hands. The ground In front of the French trench wss strewn with enemy dead. A driving rain wss failing this morning when the Uermsns opened fire on the American aallent . with every weapon at their' command Seventy-eeven heavy shells fell In a perfect whirlwind on ths American trenches for half an hour. At the same time other enemy shell In great numbers were dropping on tta American battery positions. The Germans, evidently thinking that the Yankeea In thl section having had one taste of ga a few daya ago, would fear It now, let loose great quantities of poisonous gases, but the men put on their masks and only a few were affected by It. So intense waa the fire that the woods back of the salient were shot to piece. At six o'clock the 'barrage fire lift ed on the trenrhe to the right of the salient and German numbering 240 rame sweeping forward under the protection of their fire. They ad vanced apparently Intending to make a big haul and Jump Into what was left of the trenches, but there. Instead of the eaay time anticipated, found the Americans all ready for battle. Fierce hand-to-hand fight ing began. One American captain rallied men with rifle and machine gun and went through the American wire en tanglement Into No Man's land and there waited for the enemy, whom he expected to be driven out by hi comradea In the trenches. PUT TROOPSi SIBERIA London, Mar. 2. According to a dispatch received here from a aeml official News Agency at Petrograd, dated Thursday, the German offem slve has been stopped by serloua re sistance, which ha been offered by the revolutionary troops. Tha dispatch says that th Bol shevik! forces are destroying all bridges, railways and roads by which various threatened points may be reached. The troops are proceeding to the front, prepared to resist any further attempt on the part of the Hermans to advance The Germans at some points, par ticularly at RoBenovsky, are already rebuilding bridges and roads. Another dlBpatch from Petrograd nys the advance on Orsha continues and a' battle ' Is expected there be tween the Germans and thousands of armed workmen, who have arrived In the city. Vienna, Mar. 2. Ten thousand Russians already have laid down OF HUN m Kin's Lad to Cd Cf Re- He was right, for toon group of th enemy startedhack through the wire entanglementa. Th Americans poured In a deadly fire, tout unfor tunately the captain wa killed dur ing the fighting. He is the first member of the 1117 el as at Weet Point to be killed. While the American were In front of the wire entanglement and In shell holes, till fighting desper ately, the American barrage fire be gan sweeping No Men' land, catch ing many running Prussians, who had had enough of American meth ods. The barrage swept bark' and forth, making sure of doing all pos sible damage to the foe. When the enemy had been driven back, out of the position, th bodies of ten Oerman soldier were found In the American trenchesT Two German officers were entangled In th wire and many bodies were In sight. Eight ware visible through the snowstorm at one point. The ground was littered with ene my hand grenades, boxes of explo sives for destroying dugouts and In cendlary bombs which they had no opportunity to use. They managed. however to drop Incendiary bombs in two dugouts which were destroy ed by fire but no American were In them. If the Germans captured any prisoner, which I doubtful, there were no more than two or three pos sibly from a listening post. ' Two German prisoner were wounded and the other taken wa unhurt except for a welt on one of his handa where he waa struck by a young American when he showed flight after capture. 1 Of the prisoners taken the Amer ican officers have secured much val uable information. The Germans have been preparing for the raid for three weeks and belonged to the 78th ireserve division of Hanover. The 'prisoners hsd Ruanlan coins In their , possession and came into the trenches opposite Just before the Americans took over the sector. The Americans lost many killed and wounded, including officers. The Americans displayed the great- eat courage and energy throughout the engagement and outfought the surprised enemy from the Instant contact was established. Berlin. Mar. 2. In a German at tack northeast of Selchprey yester day the Americans Buffered heavy casualties and lost 12 prisoners. th German war office announced today PUBTO RELIEVE Washington, Mar. 2. in debate today senator urged the need for a fixed plan to relieve th labor short age in agricultural districts, which haa been caused by the draft. It Is Indicated that Mr. Crowder will soon Issue orders which. It Is believed will relieve the farm situation. ItOI.HHKVIKI (MXTPY HOSTOV-OX-TH K-IM )X Petrograd, Mar. 2. The oenpa Hon of Rostov-on-the-Don by the Bolshevlkl after a sanguinary battle and the forced retreat of the troops of General Kaledlnes and Genera! Kornllolf, Is reported by the semi official News Agency today. their arms and considerable quan tities of ammunition, carts and oth er rolling stock have been taken by tho Austrian, says an official Aus trian communication, announcing the commencement of an advance in R'issia. " ' - ll II I DEFEND CAPITAL (treat KalhuaUM I Maaifea la Itrmiltlag for tha (toftiue of Pet rugrad From Invader Volgoda, Russia, Feb. 21. Delay ed The American and Japanese ambassador arrived here, today on a special train. Their trip was an uneventful one. Th Bolsbevlkl government at Petrograd report there 1 greater enthusiasm at Petrograd for defense of the capital and In recruiting. Roger C. Tread well, the Ameri can consul at Petrograd, who arriv ed at Volgoda with the embassy party, I opening a consulate here. The American Red Cross represen tative who came here are headed by Colonel Raymond Robin of Chi cago. London, Mar. 2. A message re ceived by the Bolsbevlkl government In Petrograd from Brest-Lltovsk, dated Friday, ordering a train under military guard to meet the Ruasian delegates at Toroshaets, wa consid ered by the government a probably signifying that the peace negotia tion have been broken off. accord ing to a wireless communication re ceived here from Petrograd today. The wireless communication fol lows: 'To all the councila: The follow Ing message waa ' received Friday from Brest-Lltovsk: " 'The council of commissaries. Petrograd: Send us a train to Toro- chaets, near Pskov, escorted by suf ficiently large forces. Communicate with Krylenko concerning the body guard. (Signed) Karahan.' "This message most probably sig nifies that the peace negotiations have been broken oft by the Ger mans.. .We must be ready for an Im mediate German advance "'on Petro grad on all fronts. It Is necessary that the people arise and strengthen the measures for defense. (Signed) "Unirie." PRESIDENT UDS ADOPTION 8-HOUR LAV Portland, Mar. 2. Colonel Dis que today received a telegram from President Wilson saying: "I was sincerely glad to hear of the action of the lumber men In Instituting the 8-hour day. I think they will find this an act not only or wise policy but good sense from every point of view." I.U)VI UKOKOK HOLDS (YJXFKKKM'K WITH AM. IAK London. Mar. 2. Premier Lloyd George visited the American em bassy Friday night and had an im portant conference with 'American Ambassador Page, according to the Dally News, which believes the meet ing was In connection with Japan's intervention In Siberia. It Is unusual for a premier to visit a foreign embassy. Such call usual ly are made by the foreign minister. n mm KILLED BY Marfa. Texas, Mar. 2. Twelve ! Mexicans were killed and several wounded late yesterday, when a band of 30 Mexicans fired on an American cavalry detachment in command of Captain Thomas. The Mexicans opened fire while a parley between a leader of the ban dits and Captain Thomas was In pro gress near Sierra Alto, south of Sler ro Blanca. on the American side. Private Mallack was cut on the face by fragments of stone thrown by Mexican bandits, but no other Am ericans were wounded. nni o r it III DIOILVIM ML Mill OF FEIHCan IS IBID HIW TROOPS MOVI.VO OH BOU. OOIK I.VrEKIHXO TO CVT OtT BlTPPUaS Coluaaaatof Troop Marohiac Toward Woroaofcllalkl amd WHaJa so) MUe o4 Muacow l-Dtfogwd, Mar. 1L VorHfrn MJay. mlaa baa seat oat ' Uooa to all the ITmrslsa people ask. tag them to av th rwrolnlio aad Hoaruw and Interior RaaeU fraaa tha lavader. lie aim declared hla yppoaUloa to the fonaatioa of a eea arata peace. A dispatch from Petrograd under date of Friday, received br the Ex change Telegraph company aaya: Th German probablv intend to cut off supplies -from Petrograd aad to compel the capital to capitulate by famine. Large column of German troona. the correspondent say, are march ing toward Novosokoinikl. Enemy force have occupied the station of Kliastltxa In their movement In th direction of Petrograd. , Berlin, Mar. I. German troop are within 80 miles or Petrograd a p. proaching Orah. 300 miles west of Moscow. Berlin. Mar. 2. Th Russian fort ress of Kiev, on the Dnieper rtvex. In Ukraine, bas been "liberated' the German general staff announced today. - General von Llnsingen's troop have captured 'Gomel (120 mile south of Mohilev), the official state ment also declared. UH IHIAXA HAS RACK -RIOTS TH R E K DEAD Rayvllle, La., Mar. 2. Three ne groes whose names were given aa Jim Lewis, Jim Jones and Will Pow ell, were lynched by a mob of white men near Delhi, La., In an isolated' section of Richland Parish, last Tuesday. The lynching was the out growth or trouble between white and negroes near Delhi Sunday, when a white farmer and a negro were killed, according to reports receiv ed here today. DRAFT EVADER TRiES TO WRECK 0! Ml Hood River, Mar. 2. Philip So lon, who recently completed a 30- day Jail sentence In Portland for failure to register under the draft act, and Elmer Mianer, a K-year old boy, are being held here in Jail, charged with an attempt to wreck th east-bound Oregon-Washington limited, near here today. A wreck wa prevented through the discov ery by L. F. Stephens, a lineman, of large Iron bolts and spike laid on the rails. Stephens' gasoline "speed er" was derailed by the obstruction wblch he removed. The passenger train followed closely behind the lineman. Solon and Mianer were arrested near the scene. FAMINE IN PETROGRAD IS AIM OF GERMANY London, Mar. 2. The Germans are moving on Bologole, on the Mos-cow-Ptrograd railway. It la believed ttie Germans are Intending to cut off supplies from Petrograd In the hope of causing a famine.