Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, May 08, 1918, DAILY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextDAILY EDITION VOU VIII.. Xn. 1TO. GRANTS PASS, JOHEPBINK (XH'KTT, OKKOON, WEDNESDAY, MAY , 101. WHOLE M M HER SUM. x GEN. MAURICE CAUSES SI ; IN ENGLAND t'lllTHlMM OK WAR (1INHIUKUKII HKHJOtTIOK ON UKMKIUL PtMII TIlOl 'III.H STARTS lhunr-lw Mil Uoyd-tJwtfg Take MUr A VoU of lesumr m , Muatvr Koroe fur Itoiwte AnORNtYSFORI.W.W. T CHIEF l XKM, WILL gt IT t'NLEMH Til HK ATS HTOP Gw-ta V uVr Veer Will Ulv I'd ( I'iiIvm PrfcoiMf Ktiv llitw of ThreaU Chicago, Mar 8. George. Van drr Vr, chief counsel tor tha dafens In Ilia trial of 111 I. W. W. for th violation of tha espionage act, threatened to withdraw from tha case unleaa tha detendante prevent tha piloting of mattar threatening tha court and Jury mutant a verdict of guilty from reaching tha court room. Other sitorneys for tha de fens alao threaten to withdraw. AUST1ISIKEK ON THE WENS SECTOR - British id French Gaia ia Other Local Operations, B:t Great Gercia Ofecsive Ress at Stid&ll; fresh 1 Trocps Ad&j li StresgtS cf Allia FIFTEEN YEAR OLD BRIDE IS DEFENDANT PITIKl'L CASK Of CHILI) FORCED INTO MATRIMONY Wife of .Viae Day la Bawd fur Dt vtwre ua Groaada of "Hiyilcul tad MrnUl IatfDarriy" London, May a. Successful min or operations laat night resulted In lha advance of British llnea for . ahort dlstanc on tha Amiens aactor between the Bonime ' and Ancr rtvari. Thara la Increased enemy ar tillery activity thla morning between Meteren and Kemmel. London, May Conaldrabl po litical turmoil baa arUea In England var ohargaa made by General Fred- rlck U. Maurice, foruier director of mlliuy operations at the British war Office, who recently waa removed from hie poat and sent to active duly in the field after ha had made statement which ware conaldered to ha a reflection on General Koch, eomuisnder-ln-chlef ol the allied ermli'S on tha western front. In a letter appearing In the Lon- dun newspapers, General Maurice charged Andrew Uonar-Law, chan cellor of tha exchequer, and Premier IJoyd-Gcorg with having mado mle Statements In the house of commons regarding military matters. ; A special court of Inquiry Is to In vestigate tha charges, which are de nied by Mr. Donar-Iw on behalf of tha government, M, A. MOIIHK IIRIMiM HUT TO REXVKR W AG KM II. A. Morse haa begun action In the circuit court to compel Wllmer Penrose to pay him a balance of l51T.fl, aliened to be dua for ser vices rendered from February 1 to Manh 15. 1918. HI IT FILED TO COLI.EtT POIl StTPLIKS ROM I tandon, May The government haa decided to treat Mr. Aaqulth't motion on tha General Maurice af fair aa n vote of censure and has le aned a call to Its aupportara to at tend tha house of commons Thunder for n division. This Is taken to Im ply that the proposed Inquiry, wheth er by Judges or by a parliamentary committee, has been abandoned and the matter has heen left entirely to tha Judgment of the house of com mona. - The proprietors of the Basket Grocery have begun suit to collect 104.67 from the Oolconda Mining Co., Geo. W. Collard, and othera. Tha complaint filed In the office of County Clerk R. L. Coburn Monday statea that a note was given on Sep tember II, HIT. for supplies sold prior to that data. : cvrry ttu vrv sheriff RETT HNS WITH PRISONER SEATTLE LEADS IN LIBERTY LOAN SUBS. v Washington, May H.-ln the list of honor flag cities, Seattle Is shown to have over-subscribed Its quota 193 per cent; Portland, IK per cent; Tacoma, 110; Boston, Washington, Birmingham, Hartford, Conn., and Topekt, Kan., are leading cities "In other classes based on population, London, May 1. Along tha battle lines of northern Franca tha allies await the renewal of flghtlpg. Rains have apparently Interferred with the enemy's transportation of munitions and supplies over the torn battle ground. Meanwhile, fresh troops and supplies are pouring In to strengthen the allies. There la no activity on the Italian front except frultlesa patrol raids by Austrlans. General Maurice haa caused a po litical crisis by questioning tha ver acity of Lloyd-George relative to the strength of the army. The motion will be debated Thursday and the government will stand or fall aa a result of the vote. ly-le-tfec. Notwithstanding s heavy barrage, the Germans war unable to prevent tha advance. London, May I. ."Our own and tha eoemy'a artillery have bean very active north of the Lya and have shown some activity on other parts of tha battle front." aaya Field Mar shal Halgt report from British head- anartera in Franc tonight. "There la nothing further to report" Tha British mad a successful raid last' night near Neuvflle-Vltasse, southwest or Arraa. Three machine guns were captured. ' AMERICAHS ARE TARGETS OF GERMS Kenton Struble, who waa arrested here Monday by Sheriff Qeo. W, Iwla, waa yesterday taken to Gold lieach to atand trial on a charge of assault and battery. Ha waa accom panied by Sheriff Wm. Tolman, who rama over Jot tha purpose of taking tha prisoner home. With the British Army, May . The Australians last nlKht mad aa advance, pushing the lines forward son yarda along a 600 yard front near Sallly-le-See. east of Amiens, Tbey alsopushed back the Germans 800 yarda along a, 500 yard front west of. Morlaneourt Just above Ball OF 21 ARE TO T Parle, May 8. Activ artillery fighting took place last night on both aides of tha Avre on the front southeast of Amiens, the war office annonnred today. Heaw ralna sweeping over the lowlands of Flanders appear to have delayed tha Germans In the resump tion of tneir offensive, ror an oar yoaterday the lighting waa confined to artillery duels, at soma points of considerable Intenalty. ' The Germans today are facing the same conditions wnicn inwrrerea with the British In their Flanders offensive' a' year ago. Under the deluge of water which haa turned Flanders Into morasaea of viscid mndf tha Teutonic Invader - lav found their tranaportatlon farllltles greatly hampered. Married one week and the defend ant la a ault for divorce tb neit. Is the experience of Delia Chapman Sanford, IB year old bride of Harry U. Sanford. The complaint, which haa bean filed by Banford'a attorney, Fred A. Willlama, contains some startling allegations, and tha suit It brought -to release the young girl from further responsibility of tha marriage contract, to which aha ob jected from the atari. Sanford la 14 year old. Tha couple waa married In Klam ath Falls on April It. The complaint states that the marriage was against th will of tb girl, who was unduly Influenced, threatened and co-ereed by her mother, Mr. Edith Frtel. Not long after tha marrlag, states the plaintiff In hla complaint, he dis covered that hla wife waa not a ma tare woman and was not capable of fulfilling the matrimonial contract. He alao alleges mental Ineompen- teney and statea that he "believe her physical and mental Incapacity Incurable." , i In addition to asking for a decree of divorce. Sanford aaka the court to restore to the young bride her maiden name of Delia Chapman. The eaa I another, of. the con stantly occurring unfortnnat Inci dents and haa had the attention of the eonnty court. Tb girl waa un der the care of the county bom for several daya but haa been given em ployment on a ranch near the city, where she win make her horn for the present ATTEMPTS BEING , MADE TO SMOTHER V. S. FLIERS ON THK TOI L SECTOR PRUSSIAN FEGHTFULIiESS IS DEIIIICED . .. I - :. I I I AT LUSITANIA ffflOll MEETING lil II. Y. noil m iost d Fisrr Famous Iowa Aviator Killed Or Cap- tared aad Two Bock Plaaea Shot Dowa ta War Fight With th AsMrtoan Army In France. May t, -There haa bea great aerial activities northwest ut Tout and o st of St. Mlhlel. It It believed that the Oormana have con centrated large air 'forces, a -tangl ing to wlp out th America flyer. Captain James Norman' Hall, of Iowa, noted author and n of th best known flyers on the wester front, la missing after a bittl be tween thre American and finr Ger man plane. Two of th onemy planea are believed to have ' been brought down. ' ' ' 1 " ' " ' . WILL ANNOrNCK WAGE AWARD ON THTO8DAT Waahlpgtoa. May t. Th railroad wage hoard, will announce tomorrow Its award In the application of rail road employe for an Increase ' la wage. ' - ' McAOOO HAS TOXS1LITIS NK.VATOH OW KX, K.T-IMIK8II)KT ROt)riKVKLT. AXI) OTHK118 FLAT HI XH AXI) TKITOX ItAIUlAKIHM AT GKRAT MKCTIXO OS TltACIHM OK lltmiKS FROM WORLr MAKKETS I Th accompanying clipping from the Oregonlan telle of the arrival In Paris of Mrs, Ralph Fenton, former ly Miss Mabel Smith, daughter of Mrs. Edwin Smith, of thla city. She la also a atster of Robert G. and Lin coln Smith. Th article says: "Newt his Just reached Portland of th safe' arrival In Paris ' some time since of Mrs. Ralph Fenton, well-known her on account of her activities as secretary of the Alliance Francals. She wat requested last September to volunteer for a French government position, through letters . from Parts, and wat. first called to Washington by the French commis sion to the United States. Later, she waa directed to proceed to Pari for work there under the direction of the mlntntrr of foreign affairs. "An assignment to duty of thla nn- , tnre la considered a very high hon or, and la no doubt In recognition of Mrs. Fenton's efforts on behslf of Franc this unction of the coun try snd elpwherft. notuhly In her sr ranln fnr lecture here for disting uished Frenchmen." Bun Ffani'laro, May ".Vigorous campaign to obtain enlistment In the army of young men who have become II years old since June 6 has been 'nstltuted by Lieutenant Colonel John H. Gardner, officer In charge of recruiting for this district, - In pointing out the advantages ac cruing to men who enllnt and are thus able to pick the branch of the military aervlce " which they prefer, Colonel Gardner said mnny men who registered last June are now aeeklng to enlist without avail. - "Young men who enlist can bet ter themselves In a military aense by selecting for themselves In advance th branch which they wish," Col onel Gardner said. "The cavalry. Infantry, coast and field artillery and aviation eectlons are open now, but the routine through which every avi ation candidate must undergo would Jeopardise hit chance of getting Into that service between now and June E COST-PLUS CONTRACTS Washington, May 8. Cost-plus contracts of a submarine boat com pany at Newark for the construction oi 160 steel ships of 6,000 tons each has been cancelled and new con tracts substituted on a flat basis of $960,000 for ench ship. Charles Schwab told theennte commrecfc commltteo. This has been done to speed construction. The cost-plus contracts nt Hog Island and Bristol, Penn., yards were continued. New York. May 8. Prussian frlghtfulneM was demanded and the determination of America to wipe It out was' emphasized at a Lnsltanla memorial mass meeting at Carnegie hall last night, under the auspices of the American Defenso' so-iety," and the American Rights league. The speakers were Theodore Roosevlt and Senator Robert L. Owen Of Okla homa. Charles S. Falrchlld. former secretary of the treasury, presided. ' Ostracism from the markets of the clvlllxed world until they are resdy to accede to the principles of Inter national law and enter the family of natlona aa law-abiding members, was urged by 8enator Owens, aa the pen alty the world should Inflict upon the German, Austrian, Bulgarian and Turkish peoples! After reviewing the events leading up to the sinking of the Lusltanta and the rejoicing throughout . Ger many over the crime, he said: "America probably will have S, 000, 000 men on the battle line be fore th end of 1918, and whatever larger number la necessary will be forthcoming to establish once more the doctrine Implanted by God Him solf In the human heart, that justice shall triumph over injustice, Inhu manlty and terrorism." ! Thomas Skeyhlll, Ansae soldier, who has been wounded many times and w hose sight', only recently was partly restored to him, asserted that many of the allied failures were due primarily to lack of preparedness. "This Is not only a soldiers' war," he said, "but It la also a civilian's war.' I say to you people of Amer ica '. Arise, arise, the foe la at the gate. The crisis of this war Is ap proaching. Men, money, munitions are urgently wanted. So for God's sake, prepare, prepare, prepare,' be cause America prepared la Ger many defeated." ' . Colonel Roosevelt was greeted with applause which was not stilled until the national anthem had been sunk by the great audience. "" " ' "Three years ago, today,' he said, "the Lusltanta waa sunk. I wUh that every flag in thla city had atood at half-mast today, for thla ahould be a penitential day forever for America. When the Lusltanta waa .sunk we still failed, to prepare and the fact that we thua failed, the fact thai we failed to act, showed that our un preparedness was aa profound In the soul aa In the body. We suffered from spiritual, no less than from physical , unpreparednesa." Waahlngton. May 8. Secretary McAdoo developed a case of tonstlltls today and waa compelled, to do hlo work at home. W'S'siSwELL In achool district No. 14 a War Savings Stamp society haa been or sanlted by the teacher. Mrs. Mns- wlc'k. In this, little district already 10 worth of W. 3. Stamps has been purchased up to last Friday In add! tlon to I11.S0 worth' of Thrift Stamps. , . The. Thrirt. Stamp club, In, District No. 20 haa purchased $11.42 worth of the little government bonds. AJao doing Its bit to help win the war and to instill the habit of thrift In the Pupils. , , , , , .The AVar Savings Stamp. .Society of the Central achool, district No. 43 haa made a line showing with $148. TS to fta credlt.'TA fine Increase Is expected this week. County School Superintendent Alice Bacon. Is great ly pleased with the showing made by manv of the districts in this work and Is encouraging it as much as po$ aible. :' 1 ' Two more schools closed for the year last Friday. They were district No. 18, Mist Daisy Hanseth, teacher. and district No. 8$, at Jerom Prairie, Mr. Courtney, teacher. WAR IS FELT BY ER MEAT CROP 75M0RE HOMES! Washington, May 8. Sevonty-flve Washington, May 8. The winter names are on the casualty list re-1 wheat crop is forecast by the depart ceived here today. Thirteen werejment of agriculture at 572,519,000 killed In action, two died from ac cidental causes, three from disease and three are missing In action. bushels. This would be the largest ever known. The rye estimate is placed at 82,629,000 bushels. GERMAN DUKE TO BE E PASTOR HISHELL'S SfCTKSSOH IS ARRESTED VH NEW YORK New York, Mar 8.-Joseph T. Rutherford, successor to ."Pastor- Russell, aa head of the International Bible Students' Association, and flv other leaders of th organisation founded by Russell, were arretted. In a raid by federal authorities on th headquarters of the Bible student's association In Brooklyn. SUKES DEFIED VII II EM! London, May 8. There seems to be little doubt that a monarchy will be proclaimed. In Finland and Duke Adolph Frederick of Mecklenberg Schwerln, an uncle of the crown princess of Germany, will be king, according to a Stockholm dispatch. The spirit of reaction is spread ing through , Finland. Desultory flrhttng with the rebels continues. Washington, May 8. In defiance to the German submarines, the-TJnlt-ed States is sending grain to ffwlt xerland aboard armed ships under heavy convoys prepared ' to ' fight their way through danger sou.7' " COM. CANDIDATE ENCOURAGED BY REPORT Encouraging reports are being constantly received regarding the candidacy of Fred Ai Williams, of this city, who- is running tor public service commissioner. "Senator Walr ter M. Pierce, who spoke before the Chamber "of Commerce Monday, made the assertion to several friends that In hla opinion Mr. Williams will win- from Frank J. Miller., the pres ent Incumbent. Senator . Pierce, in his campaign for the democrats nomination tor governor, has been all' over the state and la In close touch with the political situation.' Senator Pierce, states that Mr, Williams will carry Multnomah county by a majority of,' 3,000 or 6,000 votes on account of the un popularity of the present ' com mis-' alon over the sli cent street car fare squabble. Judge Henry E. McGinn, well known Portland attorney -and politician, la supporting the locsl candidate and Is adding valuable weight to his campaign. In eastern Oregon Mr. Williams is said to be stronger, while he Is expected to break even In the western part of the state.