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j University or Ore. Library j DAILY EDITION VOL. Vlll No. KIT. $105,000 IRRIGATION BONDS ARE APPROVED With Gold Hill. Project, Work on $165,000 Worth of Irrigation Canals in This District Will Soon be Under Way; Sale of Bonds Assorred John Dubuii, tngliiuer of Hit Urania I'am irrigation district Butiir day morning received a letter from tli federal board In San Francisco latlng that tliit Issue of bond to the value of lluMOU had been approv ed. Only a few tiluor details are left to be attended to, Including the approval of the stale board, which has prom 1m d Its approval upon thi ability of the district to sell Us bonds, This is a mars formsllly, for this has already been secured. In addition, to the news of the ap proval of the bond Issue, the man- Ker of t local firm renewed his pledge this morning- that his com pany will build the Irrigation works nd accept the bonds In payment. The offer bss been In writing for some time. This news Is (lie rsune for nimh Jubilation on the part or thoae In terested In the work, who have de voted tlrelea energy to bringing bout the scheme. The matter hud been up before the federal board and was rnnsldored a dead lu. It had been pigeon-holed and dropped. But about a month ago Engineer Dubuli and K. 8. Ilramwell, presi dent of the Chamber of Commerce, went to San Francisco, was gi anted a hearing by the board and succeed ed In convincing the members that the granting of the Issue at on- was a neceaiary measure for . the welfare of this section. Through their efforts the matter was agsln taken up and the approval granted. The original Issue asked for was $290,000, but this amount was not considered by the federal hoard. The local district then cut their project down to 1 1 05,000, which la the amount accepted. The Orsnts Pass project will Join the Gold Hill project and will be constructed together. The two to gether amounts to 1115.000, which 1s sufficient to. bring the main canal down to some place this aide of JOSEPHINE CO. IS . WELL OVER THE TOP Frank ('. Dramwell, cbalrmnr. of j the third Liberty loan drive In Jo-, sephine county, stated Sutunisv, evening that while he could not give, the exact amount subscribed to dale owing to the fart that not nil t!io aales bad been reported up to the close of banking hours today, he es timated that the total would be around 1112.000, The quota for this ' county waa put at 1106,000, which leave a surplus subscription of 128,000. This makea the loan over subscribed In this county more than 124 per cent. Thoae In charge of the drive feci that this It a good showing for Josephine county and are proud of the record. : Washington, May 4. The third Liberty loan has been over-subscribed by 6,818,000, the treasury depart ment announced today. Later fig ures are expected to raise the . amount much higher. TRY TO DIG OUT , Atlanta, May 4. An apparent at tempt at a wholesale delivery of Ger man prisoners at Ft. McPherson was foiled late yesterday when guards discovered a 50-foot tunnel leading from under One of the prisoner's . barracks toward the double wire fcnne which Incloses the prison camp, Rogue Itlver, 10 miles east of here. In addition It will permit the plac ing of water on some 1,100 ai res of land around the city of Grants I'ass. The amount or land In this district near Rogue Itlver which will be wa tered this yesr Is about 100 acres, making a total of 1,00 acres In this district. The Gold Kill-project em braces some 1,200 acres, or making a grand total of 1.800 acres In this vi cinity which will be benefitted. With the placing of water upon Oils Isnd the Rogue river valley In this vicinity will begin to bloom Into !- .J t . L 1 ... A . ine aaninn pin mat 11 was intended to be. Water Is neresssry to the proper cultlvalon of the soil and to the successful raising of crops. There are thousands of acres of land adja cent to the city which water will make bloom Into a paradise, j Statistics furnished by the South- em Pacific railroad company show ! that In 1911 snd 1914. 40 carloads of hay were shipped Into this coun ty, while during the ssme years only SO cars' were exported. The ssme ratio prevails over a period embracing the past five years. F. 8. Rramwell, president of the Chamber of Commerce, statea that with Irrigation this eounty should produce enough alfalfa for Its own list and be able to export 2,000 car loads a year. That alfalfa will do well here la ahown by the fact that at present where Irrigation Js used. from four to seven tons are cut to the acre every year. Mr. Dubult states that the work on the project will begin In a few days, and construction will stsrt just aa soon aa all the formalities ran be attended to. The, sale of the bond Is a foregone conclusion, for there are plenty of markets for them should they have to he sold In the open. Securities drawing si per rent are In grest demsnd alt over the country and the Issue of this district In considered first class. ON THE CASUALTY LIST Washington, May 4. The casual ty list contained KG names tods)'. Three were killed In action, five died of wounds, four or accidents, eUht or disease and one missing In action. IT ON SEDITION BILL Washington, May 4. The senate adopted the conference report of the edition bill to penalise disloyal acts and utterance and Interference with Liberty bond tale and the draft. Tack Are Defeated London, May 4. Turkish forces In Palestine that crossed the Jordan Thursday and attacked the British were repulsed. The following day they attacked again with reinforce ments and were beaten off with heavy losses while the British took 314 prisoners. , tXK'H LKADH ITALIANS Paris, May 4. The military au thority or General Foch, as a result or the Italian adhesion, hat been ex tended to all the western front and the general now becomes commander-in-chief or all the allied armies in the west says Marcel Putin In the cho de Paris. (JKASiTw FAM, JOMCPtflXS OOUKTT, OKKOOW. T E ON ITALY IS I.MHCATIONH I'OINT TO UHK AT At HTIMMiKHMAX OFKE.HIVK ACJAINHT ITALY AMI ALMKM ALLIES GAIN III THE NORTH Hun About Heady to Make Another Deadly AmumiU I'po the Hills West of Mount Kemmel l-ondon, May 4. Vienna dls pslcbes Indicate that tht predicted Teutonic drive against ftsly may be about to begin. Indications alao point to tbe Germans renewing ma jor attacks ou the French-Belgian lines. It Is announced that Emperor Chsrles hss left for "the front," pre sumably tbe Auslro-Itsllsn front. Entente airmen have dropped thousands of bomltt on rsllroad sta tions and other target In France and Belgium. On the American front Aviator Chapman died In combat In which he destroyed his adverssry, both fall ing Into German territory. Great Ruaala la rapidly being cut off from Ita former European allle. Finland Is almost completely under the control or Finnish government forces and the Germans. Tht tast ern coast of the Black sea la In the hands of the central empires, and the Turks have reached Batoum. Berlin clalma that the Germane are occupying Taganrog at the mouth or the River Don In the Cossack terri tory. and a portion of the grest Don etlt coal basin. ' The Brltlah slightly Improved their positions In minor operations near Hinges on the southerly Lyt salient, while on the northern front the French took prisoners In local enterprises on the Locre sctor. llrltlsh itmum Heavy Washington. May 4. The British losses In killed, wounded, raptured and missing on the western front since the offensive began Is estimat ed by Brltlh military officers here at nearly 250,000. . They believe the offensive will be continued Immediately and If the brunt Is borne again by the British the situation will become serious un less the British troops are supported by sufficient reserve. , Vienna, May 4. Heavy 'lighting along the whole Italian front be tween the Adriatic and the Gleudi curia valley In the north Is reported In today'a official statement. The statement follows: "The fighting activity again In creased to considerable violence yes terday along the whole Italian front between the Ouldlcarla valley and the Adriatic. The territory between the Adriatic and the Oludlcarla which comes down Just east of the Adamello re gion and skirts along the west shore or Lake Carda, takes In' both the Plave and the northern mountain fronts, embracing most of the fight ing line practicable for military operation on a large scale. NEAR KENT, . Kent, Wash.,, May 4. William El liott, engineer and Roy Crane, fire man, were killed when the engine, tender and two express cars of the Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation company's southbound passenger train were derailed ' and over-turned near here last night. The passenger cars remained on the track. IV READY HINDAV. MAY ROBBERS MISS ORE AND TAKE BAGS OF SLAG OXK COKFKHMKH THAT TAKINti CJOLIt IH HKTTKH THAX HI' NT. I NO FOR CHROME OHK HUNT FOR MEN III PROGRESS IUikIIU Who Itobbed Uoswfll Mine ('antNN! Nearby for Month Look ing for Ooportanity While the country ha been flood ed with descriptions of tbe two men who robbed the Boswell mine near Holland Thursday night, no clew haa yet been discovered that would lead to the arrest of the bandita. The Identity, of the two men Is known. They have been living In a little ahack about a mile from the Boswell claim for the past month, waiting for an opportunity to "clean up" when the proper time presented Itself. Thst they kept close watch on what was going on Is shown by the opportune time they chose to make the coupe. R. Boswell and son were at their re'uirt In the yard melting down the panning of the past few weeks. They had about $5, BOO worth ,of gold with them In the yard. While they were at work, with the yellow liquid glowing In' the retort, '. the two men, with handkerchief tied over their moutha, auddenly atepped out with ' drawa guna and ordered the Boswells to throw up their hands. After they had tied ..JJielr victim to t tree they, proceeded to pour out the gold and mould It Into bars. About three weeks ago young Bos well noticed that one of the men had the middle finger on hla right hand cut off at the second Joint. While the gun was being pointed at him he observed the same finger. The men claimed to be looking for chrome. As Boswell was tied to the tree he aaked the man how the chrome business' was. "This beata the h I out of the chrome business," he replied. It I the opinion of Sheriff Lewi and Deputy Lister that the men will go over onto Indian creek and drop down Into Happy Camp In Califor nia. They may hide a few miles from the scene of their crime for a few days before attempting to travel much. The curious part of the Incident Is that the Boswells are the least concerned of anyone. While they do not fancy the loss of $6,000 In gold, they are more angry than any thing else and It Is to get the par ties that were so liberal to them selves that they are after. The robbers took two slugs worth 82,200 each, one of about 1,500 and 2400 or $500 worth of dust. They overlooked $250 In dust nesr at hand, and the Joke on them Is that they carried off two bag of sing which Is comparatively worthless. ftlgna Point to Drive British Headquarters, May 5. There I unmistakable signs of a re sumption of the German effort to force the allied position on the hills west of Kemmel. PRES. COM DEATH Wosh'nvton, May 4. The presi dent has disapproved the sentences of four American soldiers to be shot In France. Privates Sebastian and Cook were convicted of sleeping at sentry poBts and were given full par dons. Privates LeDoyen and Fish back, for disobeying orders,, were commuted to three year prison terms at Ft. Leavenworth. S, IOIH OVER $210,000 PROFITS AVAILABLE Vast Development cf Cfcrcse Depssits p FJ if I n - - . Me Possible large Siipzests Ttrczzh Gra M m atk a rass it Reads That Grant Pass Is on the verge of a great bit of mining prosperity hag been known to a few on the "In side" for some time, but the matter became of public Importance Satur day when certain Interesting de velopments" were announced. Wheth er or not Groat Past and Joseohlne j county derives tbe full benefit of these possibilities depends entirely upon herself and leader In this community are working day and night to bring this about. If suc cessful, thi county will derive some thing over $210,000 In the next six months, or an average of about $25 for every man, woman and child In thla county. The California Chrome company la carrying on extensive developments of chrome properties in the south ern part of this county and the northern part of California. Satur day Martin Udell, manager of tbe company, met with the officer In San Franclaco to take up the matter or shipping the ore. The question to be decided Is whether the ore will be shipped out by way of Waters Creek and Grant Pass, or on over the mountain to Crescent City. The operators are Inclined to ship this way on account of rail transports Hon, which Is considered more cer tain, but the question of roads la one of the greatest problems. In fact It is the 'problem." ' Tbe Chamber of Commerce Is let ting no moss grow on Its back while thla matter I under consideration. It expects to cooperate with the coun ty court to devise waya and mean to make the roads passable for the bringing or the ore this way. President F. S. Bramwell wired the board at San Francisco Saturday morning that the Chamber or Com merce has the matter In hand and asked them not to mske any decision BOMB EXPLOSION IN CHICAGO JAIL Chicago, May 4. A bomb ex plosion occurred this morning In the county Jail whene 112 I. W. W. were held, injuring several prisoners. It Is believed to have been part of a Jail delivery plot. SECY. LANE PREDICTS -FUEL OIL SHORTAGE Washington, May 4. Secretary of the Interior Lane predicted that ship, railroads and war industries will be unable to obtain fuel oil af ter CO days it the' leasing bill Is not passed by congress. KMPKItOK CHAIILKS ORDERS PARLIAMENT IISMIS8K1 Amsterdam, May . 4. Emperor Charles or Austria has empowered the Austrian premier to adjourn par liament and forthwith Inaugurated measures to render Impossible the resumption of its activities, a Vien na dispatch stys. A statement published In Vienna Indicates that the closure of rarlls ment Is due to the seriousness o' the food situation. The statement says: x "The government will devote Its entire strength to the economic prob-, lem and will try to create conditions required to enable the population to hold out." ' WIIOU5 .M'Mllfclt B3IU. TO JOSEPHINE AHplmJ 1VI are Pet la Shpe until further Information I given. At the same time he sent a tele gram to Simon Benson, of Portland, tale highway commissioner, asking what aid could be expected. If any, from tbe state. Another telegram was sent to United States Senator Geo. E. Chamberlain, asking that a portion of tbe fund annroDriated for miscellaneous purpose be applied to tnta project. A meeting of the board of dlreei. or of the Chamber of Commerce win be held Monday morning, at which time it mar be decided tn oak- the business men of Grant Past to contribute toward a fund for the re pairing of the road leading oat this way. The road district throuah which thla stretch traverse It In a necuilar condition. It hsa the longest mlle- ge In tbe eounty. and the state law requiring that 70 per cent of the money collected in each district be spent In that district, puts the coun ty court In a bad bole. Tbe 70 ner cent, or 100 per cent collected la that district Is not sufficient, and the court has difficulty In devising meant for supplying the additional amount necessary. It It estimated that $5,000 will place It In ahape. And to raise this amount la the problem of the Cham ber of Commerce, which it vitally in terested la securing this prosperity ror thlt county: The road from the mine . to Oregon mountain It about six miles long and in very bad re pair. The mine la located In a high plateau 0 miles from Waters Creek st the head or Patricks creek. The . TJIdell and Adams company which Is developing the chrome pro perties; are spending at least ISl.- 000 of their own money In build ing a road out to the county road and already 50 men are a work on (Continued on Page 8) LOIIE STAR IS . The Lone Star placer mine, locat ed 14 miles from Rogue River has been incorporated. O. H. McElorj, who has been operating the mine on ' a lease for the past year taking over the majority of the stock from C. B. Wlckstrom. Mr. Wickstrom will re tain an Interest and will be rice" president of the new company, of which Mr. McElroy is president and , manager and Mrs. McElroy Is eecre- They are now cleaning up on the season's run under the old lease and preparing ior operation under toe new regime. ' The old channel, , which has long been sought, hat ' been opened up and a streak of pay uirt iee wiae uncovered. Addi tional machinery will be ' Installed and preparations made to operate on a large scale. Some atock will be sold to raise more capital for' operating expenses. Mr. McElroy Is also Installing a saw mill to cut the 5,000.000 feet of timber which stands on his land, ' part of which will be used In the mining operations. CANADA LOhERS . DRAFT AGE LIMIT Ottawa, May 4. Canada has low ered the age limit for military reg istration from 20 to 19. Those In that class will be registered before June 1.