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

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Newspaper Page Text4 Ml: r -r DAILY EDITION vol. vat No. tit. , QUA NTS PAM, JOtEPHINM COUJfTT, OKJDOON, Hl'NDAY, MAItfH IU. I0IM. WHDLK NUMBER SKOi. as UNIONS STRIKE IN SHIPYARDS DELAY 11 VKHHKIM ALMOMT ItKAhV TO l-UNtll AllH IIKUI IT IN. lKFtNITKLV un n REFUSES 10 ACT Org-tOxaUo- Will Not Ivrmil Ap prentice lo lrnrn tlm Trwk ' AI- though Yard nra MO Short Washington, Mar. . Wooden hips on the way In the Pugat aound dlatrlol, almost ready (o launch In the rare, for tonnage lo defeat the aubmarlne, art belni held iii b- a hortag of caulker, which official of the ihlpplng board tald today was d lit) to th refusal of two union to riKirat. The Caulker unJon and the Hrnih erhood of Cariiantara have been In formed of tha situation, hut without reault. Immediate action I declsr d necessary to prevent a tie-up of tha Pacific coast program, an i th.r ara Intimations that tha hlivilr. board la prepared for some dmtk tap It all othxr mean fall. William I. HutrhMon. president of the carpenter. u told of tha need for caulker and hi attention called to , tba nnraaarvad assistance being (Wan by other shipbuilding unlona to tha nation during tha war, Hutiheson. omelsl aay. replied that hi orgsnliatlun had listed thou and of trained caulkers, whom ha would ha glad to moblllM for tha nation' work If tha shipping board granted his request for apaclal rep resentation of the carpenters on ttia waga adjutmnt board. Tha Caulker union of Seattle which control caulkar In tha Filial aound' district. I ald to have t. fnaed apprentice parmlaalon to work with them In order to learn the trade although tha union ha only 1 SB member and at least 600 ara neces ary to put In tha water the hli planned for completion thl year. An effort to train &0 men for caulking provoked a trlke of the experienced men who have been receiving wage and overtime. ald to be canning un reat among other employe. HI NH AIIHNU I KHAINS KKiHT THK 1MM.NHKVIKI L ' m...,.m'V Herlln. Mar. . t Hrltlsli Admir alty, imr wireless press. The liu perluU headquarter, replying to a radiogram ent by F.nslgn Krylenko. the llolshovlkl commander-in-chief, protesting aalnst a eonllnuntlon of hostilities say that th Austro-Hun-garlan troops, In lending their aid to vkralne have engaged In fighting at pluce where the enemy' realtanc haa to be broken. 1 1 LUMBER EXPORTERS ARE UNDER ARREST New Orleans. Mar. 9. Four local lumber exporter have been arrest ad by department of Justloe agent, suspected of being dangerou enemy lien. OF There will be no luncheon on Mondsv but at 8:80 . p. m. anpper will lie served to all Chamber of Commerce members and will be Im mediately followed by the annual meeting. Report of the year' work uin Iia mnrin and officers will be .elected for the ensuing year. Every member l-i uncrt to rc present. lis REPULSED BY BRITISH FIRE tJrroiMiu Make T Attacks Within J I Hur, Hut Ira Itrlten II lly llrilluli With HP? I lAindon. Mar. 9. After an all day's bombardment, (lennana at tacked on a mile front near Poelder- hoak, tie I glum, but ware repuUed eirept for a 100 yard front and the portion were regained during tha night. tendon. Mar. I. Tha campaign on the weitern front ha entered a new phae, at lead In front of tha British. Germans have attacked twice In 14 hour In Belgium, but ware thrown back with heavy ei ualtlea In a counter-attack by tha British yeitarday, the German toe ing aorne ground. WE Josephine county ha two ilacker iiupect. R. n. Went, who ha been living In the Oak Flat mining tac tion for nearly a year pant, and who ha bean suspected of being a slack er, gave hi ana a 31. A wire to hla mother at Ran Franclcco give tha Information that he I but 2. Tha other, Fred McOalllter, gave a fade report of hi. age which wae partly sustained by, hi parent. but!t,n,l,(" when they looked up official records found him to be within the draft limit. He ha been working at Klamath Fall but reported here to Sheriff lwl when notified by wire to appear. NO MOItH HOMllfHIM ry-fMeV" -H FOII HWIYKI (HAIH W A KM KIM Washington. Mar. 9. "Bomb proof" Joba for men of draft age will no longer be granted by the war de partment. . .. All the staff corps has shut down on commission for men or mis class, except In the rarest rase, where the men are shown lo be of unusual fitness. Thl was a result of the Issuance of a veritable flood of commissions to youth, many of whom would make excellent fighting material, but who are anxious to serve their country from a aafe place behind a desk. - l "Swivel chair warrior" and "desk grenadiers" they ara called by the regular. The ordnance and quartermaster corps were singled out by many men of draft age at the start of the war. WasblnKtun, Mar. . the the commercial agreement between United States nnd Spain, the formal signing of which In Madrid was an nounced today at the state depart ment, not only will General Pershing SPANISH-AMERICAN ' COMMERCIAL TREATY Under get the supplies from Spain which heltnne t0 j0 everything In its power desires for his troops, but a French t0 make increased production prac-iar credit In Spain is arranged and the tlcable nnd profitable and poultry-jbo Spnnlsh government permits free ex port to the allies of -pyrites, minerals and manufactured wool. These and other dotalls of the agreement, which becomes effective Immediately were made public to nlKht by the war trade board. Spnln also will permit the export of other commodities to the extent that home requirements will permit. This Is In addition to the specific licensing of the supplies required by General Pershing, which are understood to Include 200,000 blankets and n large number of mules. While conducting the negotiations for this country, the American rep resentatives, the board's statement said were able "to materially nsslr.t the French government In scnrlr : a large crodlt In Spain to fln.n--pnyments for the supplies which t' c republic ' draws from S:5l'"' ?nurccs." LEON 1IZKY HAS RESIGNED FROM CABINET IH HKI.lt KKMI0'HIIILK Milt THK IMtKftKNT KNFOKTKII l'KAH OP fll'MIANM ROLSHEVIU'S HEAO IS KOW OFF Only lelna Now llnnnliia of tha Three) Who Attempted to Kale ItaiwU After Kermwky Amaterdam, Mar. 9. I -eon Trot iky, who brought about an armistice on the eaitern front, which resulted Id the present enforced pane In Russia, haa resigned aa Bolshevlkl foreign mlnlater. The preaent alt uatton I probably doe more to htm than to any other person. He east the deciding vote on whether or not to ' send delegate to Breet-Lltovsk With Krylenko gone, only Lenlne remain of the three who attempted to rule Russia, since Kerensky' downfall four month ago. Socialist revolutionaries are planning to over throw the nolahavlki regime, accord ing to dlapatche. This may Intro duce a republic which will not accept the German-Bolshevik! peace treaty. Evacuation or Petrograd I eon- The German army la organising In the Don district, ' with Cossack sup port. Tendon, Mar. 9. Two , Russian transport were annk by German de stroyers, after a fighting south of Aland Island Thursday. tendon. Mar. t. Conclusion of peace between Russia and Rumania I announced. Rumania promises to evacuate all of Bessarabia. UPSON TO OPEN EGG Th federal government's ' cam paign for Increased poultry and egg production will be initiated in southern Ot-egon beginning Monday, March 11, when Extension Poultry Husbandman U. L. I'pson Jr., ar rive for a series of conference and talka . with local leaders and other Interested cltlxent. The department of agriculture 1 calling upon Oregon to double It poultry production during the next year, and this means that farmers and town residents must do their part. The department urges that every town resident who hss the available room keep at least two laying hens for every member of the family, and that farmers in crease their flocks to bring the average up to one hundred fowls to every farm. It also desires It to be Utnown that It I doing and will con- men and women who have problems upon which they desire assistance are requested to present them to Mr. Upson during his visit In this section. Announcement of meetings wlll .be made later. Chicago, Mar. 9. The federal grand Jury has handed down an In dictment, charging . Former Con gressman Victor L. Berger, of Wis consin, with Interfering with the I'nlted States' prosecution ot the war. It hns also Indicted Adolph Gerr.ier. national recrotary of the so: la'lti patty. . ' BEEN LONE SENTRY ATTACKED BY FORTY HUNS (iKIlMA.NH KNTKIl TltENCH HTKALTHII.V. ItKTIKK WHKN -WCNTIIY FIKKst WtVSm ON THE I leader of Attacking Partjr U Killed and Two (Hlirr Are Wounded ty Bna.iy American HeiiUnel With the American Army lo France, Mar. 9. A tone American entry was attacked by a patrol of 40 last night, soma of whom entered the trench near him ateulthlly, but he drove them off, killing the leader and wounding others. The German retreated when he opened fire. Washington, Mar. 9. First of the expurgated casualty Hit has been Issued by the wsr department and show First Lieutenant Uuls Jordsn killed In action. First Lieutenant John H. Greene slightly wounded snd names It privates on the list, but aocordlng to the new custom, no home addresses, or next of kin Is given. ! It show two killed In action, eight died 'of disease. Ave severely wounded and two killed by accident, one of them by airplane. Washington, Mar. 9. Oeneral Pershing ha darted the organiza tion of the first American field army. Including five or six army corps. If tte -f-esent schedule Is maintained. American aoldlera will be holding 100 miles of front by January next or earlier. SPECIAL CITY ElECll TO BE HELD MARCH 19 On Tuesdsy, Msrch 13, there will he held a special election in Grants Pass for . the purpose of sub mitting to the qualified voters of the city an amendment to the charter regulating the proceedings on sale of real property tor delinquent Im provement liana. This amendment will provide for the time and place and ssle of real property or the purchase by the city of property on which the Improvement assessments have become delinquent. Another ordinance .will be .sub mitted which provides for the am endment of the charter to conform to the provision of the constitution of the state of Oregon. This amend ment provides for the holding of nominating and regular city elec tions blennually, at the same time as the state elections. It also provides that there shall be one, member of the common council elected at each biennial general election from each; ward to serve for the term or Tour but at the biennial election to held on November 5, 1918, there shall be elected from each ward one councilman for a term of two years. The mayor and treasurer will be elerted for two years. tt has become necessary for the city of Grants Pass to force the col lection on certain paving assess ments which have been delinquent for several years, some of them even extending over a period on which the statute of limitations will short ly become effective. BOMBARD PARIS!' Paris. Mar. 9. Paris was bombed lac nta-M hv ftannftii aviator with jpo?e loss of life nnd property. LIBERTY GIFTS ARE 1101' LEGAL IUwnlMa from This tkmrce Ul Hrreaftrr He Added to the Half Million OnwrJeiire' Fend Washington, Mar. 9, Liberty gifts, as well as liberty loana and liberty taxes now are acceptable to the government. Generous-spirited citizens vho over-pay their Income taxes will find the donations acceptable. ' The de partment of Justice holds It is legal for the treasury to keep these gifts, and an epidemie of patriotic dona tion appear to he developing simi lar to that during the Spanish war. Scores of persons, paying; their In come taxes esrly, hsve sent a few dollars more, explaining that they were liberty gifts. These receipts will be put with 'con- the hslf million dollar of science" money. DIES AT VAIiCOUVER Ivan D. .Sloan, youngest son of Mr. and Mr. S. P. Sloan of this county, died Thursdsy, March 7, at Vancouver barracks, from pneu monia, following an attack of the measles. Young Sloan, who enlisted only short time sgo, wss not yet 14 years old, although he appeared to be older. Ha had two brothers In the service and he attempted to enlist here but failed, later going to Medford, where he was successful in signing up. The body Of the young soldier reached this city Saturday morning. The funeral will be held - at the Sloan cemeterjT'on ' Rogue ' fiver be low the Riverbanka farm,' this after noon at t o'clock, Rev. Mr. Hoxle, of Wlldervllle, conducting the ser vice. During the time of the funeral the official flags in Grants Pass will fly at hslf mast. The body will leave Hall's chapel at 11:30 o'clock for the cemetery, and will be accom panied by many Grants Pas people. The death of Ivan Sloan makes the fifth one of Josephine county's young men who have died In the service of their conntry. 34I.04M) liKTTF.RM AUK ' ' IiOST OX ANOANIA Washington, Mar. 9 Thirty thou sand letters to relative and friends at home, written by American sol diers In France, were lost when the steamship Andania was sunk off the coast of Ireland the latter part of January, it was announced . by the postofflce department; 1 The letters were written by tfte soldiers be tween January 15 and January 20. IS KILLED PRACTICING San Antonio, Mar. 9. Lieutenant Leslie Chandler, or Hillsdale. 111., was killed In an airplane accident at Kelly Field last night. Cadet Henry, K. Huber. in the plane with him, es caped Injury. U.S. COURT APPEALS DENIES HENEY WRIT Chicago, Mar. 9. The United States court of appeals has quashed I the search warrant permitting ex lamlnation of letter files in the of- Iflce of Henry Veeder, counsel for Swift and company, by the govern- Iment. Heney had sworn out a war- rant. The . decision Intimates he was on a fishing expedition, but I rlnnt tint hftf further nrorppdtnen for (a warrant. CONTRACT LET ; FOR PLANT. AT ALTilEDAIliE ONB OP THE LARGK8T MILUNO AND ftMFXTIXG PLANTS IN ORIQUON i horse Po.vtR mm Contract ('alia for m Kuoipeomt gulllcJent for a Daily Capacity as Not Less The BOO Toss A contract has been given for the Installation of large ore redaction plant for the Aimed Mines company at the Aimed mine on Rogue river some 27 miles below Grants Pass. "' This is to he the largest milling and smelting plant In Oregon and one of the largest on the eoast, with a dally capacity of 400 tons. It Is reported. The contract calls for the instal lation and equipment of an ore con centrating mill of not leas than 200 tons dally capacity nnd n blast faro ace of not less than ISO tons dally capacity Including power machinery for operation of the entire plant. 1 The contract price to be paid for this plant Is 9200,000. . About S00 horse power Is required for the operation' of the ' Almeda mine and this new plant, and It is probable that some arrangement will be msde with the California-Oregon Power company to take power from their plant to Almeda. It I said that the legal trouble ( which have Involved the Almadn for soma time past are practically clean ed . up and that the Almeda ' Mines company la at last in position to pro ceed with the. business equipping and operating the properties of the com pany. . . -' ,: ; . ' The Almeda mine has one of the large ore bodies of the west snd was a property thst attracted wide atten tion' during its development snd np to the time thst the original com pany became Involved in debts and litigation which it is stated cam about through internal troubles of the company for which the mine was not responsible. This mine has some 10.000 feet of underground working which in cludes a 500 foot shaft and it is stat ed by the official report of the com pany that there is now available Jn workings of the mine above the shaft alone, commercial ore to the value of more than $6,000,000. The mine Is now equipped with gas and steam power to the amount of 250 horse power, also two . air compressors, pumps, mining machin ery, etc., and in 1911 a small blast furnace was put In operation upon the property for experimental pur poses and to treat the base ores from development. Only a small portion of the' ore being adapted to direct smelting it wag Intended to install n concentrating mllpto run In connec- (Continued on page I.) AND ARE CAPTURED Douglas, Ariz., Mar. 9. Thomas Powers, John Powers and Thomas Sisson, who killed Sheriff R. F. Mc- Brlde, Under Sheriff M. R. Kempton and Deputy Sheriff D. K. Wootan of Graham county, , on "February 10,' when the officers attempted to arrest the Powers brothers as alleged draft evaders, . were caught today by n United States - cavalry patrol, , 35 miles south 'of Hachita, N. M., ac cording to word received by the Douglas police department tonight. The men were captured eight miles south of the Mexican border, accord ing to the report received here, the American soldiers having followed the fugitives into Mexico.