H'nlrtnity of Ore. Lli.rary,
DAILY EDITION
VOI VIII., .Nit. 17.1.
GRANTS PAIS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON,
TIKHIMY. MAY II. 10IN.
WHOLE NIMBER
ANARCHISTS
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(J I'M FIGHTING
Ahe4 for Mumw anal Other Large
1tna A Well A Fliumrlal
Mmtow, Mar II. Fighting began
laat night In tb rlty between !lol
ahevtkl troop and anarchists. Bovlt
troopa surrounded the anarchist'
haadquartara and fired oa tha blaek
flag. Tha anarohlita replied with
grenade and machine gun fire.
Fighting la (till In progress.
Washington. May 14. Tha state
department today received datallt of
tha lairat Herman demand on Rus
ala. asking that RumI make finan
cial concession, ilva up Moscow and
-othar Urge title to the German,
re arming troopa, and rilMolva
all recently formed unit,
nnnoii in vmpiiation
CAVHK OK MIHMTATKMKXT
OtUwa, May 14. The statement
nnxdved" from the British govern - -
meat by the Canadian government,
publlahed today, any the statement, cere are authorlied to report the
that the American force are not to'ghaitly account of trod I leg on the
be used until the army I torn plcln
and aelf aiipportlng. wa Incorrect.'ntlgated by resident German agenta,
and wa due to an error lu compila
tion. SHIPPING HOARD UIVKH
KIOUIKH OX TONNAGK
WaaKlnglon, May 14. The 11 rut
million tone of ihlpplng haa been
completed anil delivered to the gov
ernment under direction of the M;
ping board. ' ' London, May 14. It I reported
TJIa comprliir li vessels with a that a Mate of siege ha been dectar
total of I.I OS, 00') to mi, and wa nd t Smlchow, near Prague,. Ho
eompleted May II, nnd are mnntly of hernia. One hundred and fifty wont
ateel eonatructlon. Wooden ahlpa en were arretted for demonHtratlona
are not yet delivered, although a and the burgomaster ha resigned,
considerable number have been Thl foment I extending through
launched. -
Portland, May 14. Registration
of the young men of Oregon nnd
other itate who have retched tie
age of 11 year since laat June 6
will bo required on a day aoi a to b
act by proclamation of President
WllaM, ' '
Thla day will be fixed by 'b pres
ident a aoon a coagre enact ne
oeksary, legislation, now . pending.
That I expected to be very oon. ,
In the meantime, the task of or
Iknlilng Oregon for thla new regis
tration of men for military lervlce
haa already begun under Iniitructlon
from the war department. . .These
Instruction emphaalt the need for
perfecting beforehand a complete
working organisation o that on the
day aet the reglatratlon will be 100
per cent atrong.
On last June I, all men between
tha age of 21 and SO yer, Inclu
sive, ware required to register for
military service. As the number of
jnen now In the Jl-year-old class Is
estimated to be approximately only
one-tenth of those registered then,
the task thla year will not be ' to
great. j '
. However, It Will be heavy' enough
to require the most alert cooperation
on the part of every local board, and
of state, county and city official, to
, carry It through.
YOUIIGJENiIlG?litEllEI
MUST BE.iH: BFAD-KESS TO REGISTER
I : " r
III
Fill
lUiX-nwitiUUvd of Kriut'Mtianal I'll
('or)MmUm Will Klra Katerly
l1rT Mine) '
Robert C. Uruce, of tha (educa
tional Film Corporation of America,
of New York, arrived bar tbl
morning and left oon after for the
Katerly mine at Waldo, where h
will apeod a day or two. Mr. Hruc
wa aot-ompanlad by Camera Opera
tor J. 0. BUI, and by two doga, a
great dana and a wlr haired foi ter
rier. The company with which Mr.
Drue la eonnectrad turn out SO pic
ture eaeh year, on of them featur
ing odltlaa. They have turned out
104 raele of thta nature covering
cane In Oregon, Washington, and
California. Mr. Crura apenda the
greater part of hi time la the moun
tain and I alway accompanied by
the great dane, which appear In
moat of the Alma.
Picture will be takn. of tha E-
terly hydranllo tnln In operation.
and will Include other point of In
terest, Grant Pas being linked no
with the feature.
QFHCERS TELL OF
' amies
A Pacini' Port, May H. Coinci
dent with the arrival of the Brltlah
stmr violet under earort of an
American, wanhtp, after a. thrilling
experience at Mataltan, naval offl
went coaat of Mexico, which are. In
who work on the overwrought feel
Ing of the Mexican people.
150 WEN ARRESTED'
FOR DEMONSTRATIONS
nohemla
Thl responsibility Jovconductlng
the reglatratlon will fall on 'local
boarda In all district except those of
10,000 population or. more, .where
the mayor I responsible. The local
boarda have been notified to prepare
Immediately tlata of the registration
place 'for the new reglatratlon, to
have these 1UU potted, and to take
all other neceesary preliminary
step.
In the city .of Portland, which
atone come under, the 30,000 classi
fication, Mayor Baker will have the
responsibility for these prepara
tions, j '
Regulations will shortly be Issued
by the war department providing for
the reglatratlon ot men who are unable-
by reason of lllnas to present
themselves for reglatratlon In per
son, and for tha registration ot ab
sentees, . ,' . j.-. . j.. i .
As was the case last June K.the
registration Is to he completed In a
....... , .
Every young malt who haa attain
d hi Slat birthday elnce last June
S, for hla own protection should keep
well posted a to the day fixed by
the president far the- reglatratlon.
for Ignorance of the Registration
date win not be accepted' aa tn ex
ense for falling to register.
rat
GERMANS TAKING FULL
TIME FOR RECUPERATION
Allied Aircen Active and Accricaa Artillery Hotuszz
Huns With Heavy Fire ' tess
Hurl Back fottizis
tendon, May II. Committed a
they are to a continuation of heavy
fighting oa the western front the
Oernian are apparently taking their
full time before beginning another
operation. Tbey have made only
one determined attack In two weeka
and tbl waa repulsed.
Southwest of Tpre the allied air
men are active, dropping ton of
bomb on military targeta and bring
ing down enemy plane.
. America artillerymen went-- of
Montdldler and northwest of Toul
are barraaslng the German with
heavy fire.
Heavy fighting la In progreea In
the Monte Corno region aouth of
Aalago with the Italian throwing
back the Auitrlapi In their effort to
regain the mountain position. -
London, May 14. German artll
lery fire wa violent In the Bomme
nnd Ancr lector lait night,' '
Germany' reaumptlon of the gl
gantle offenilve aglnt the allies on
the weat front, haa not yet material
Ixed. la varloua aector there hare
been local operation which have) no
bearing on the altUatlon a a whole
But along the, entire front there li a
quiet that might be encouraging
were It not for the fact that the Ger
mane are known to be moving op
men and matertala for a hew move In
the mighty drive launched March II.
Tleld Marahal Halg'i report make
special mention of the activity of the
Germ artillery north of Serre.
Thl little town I altuated behind
the Teutonic line north of Albert
and marka the apex' of a triangle,
the has of which la the line between
Hebuterne and Bucquoy.
LIGHT :m KILLS I,
10 IN BAKER SMASH
Baker, Ore.. May 14. Ten ' per
sons were injured, two erlously,
yesterday, when' motor car on the
ttmpter Valley railroad waa run In
to In a head-on collision by a light
engine. The motor car waa demol
ished. RADIO K8TAMJ8Htt AT
IIAKKK TO All SCIENTISTS
Bsker. My 1 Setting up of the
radio station by ; the government
naval obaervatory party here . to
study the eclipse of the sua June 8
waa completed today.
. Professor Hammond, In cbarg of
the party, bald that llrat exchange
of stgnala with government radio
stations at . Arlington, Va.,-- would
Uk place Tuesday about 1 a, m.
2 FIRST AID CLASSES ?
: m fully mm
' Two first aid ctaseee are now -ful
ly organised and In working order.
CU No. 1' meeU every Tuesday and
Friday evenlnga In Mr. Bacon' of
fice In the court house, and Clasa ffoi
1 meet ion Monday nnd Thursday
evenings' In the county court rooms.
Dr. u O. Clement Instructor ' for
Class No. 1. and Dr. A. A. Wltham
for Class No. J.. Robert F. Harris
waa elected secretary last evening
for Clan 1. Class No. S Is now be
ing formed and any person, man or
woman, over 14 years of age, who
wlehea to join can do so by sending
bla or her name to the enrolling
secretary, Mr. Philip Helmer. .
For several week military xprt
have been, watching developmeota In
thl particular region, because It la
the logical point from which the
German may be expected to launch
great turning movement - against
the Arraa aector, where the country
Is moderately level, with long un
dulating ridge which anight be
stormed readily by heavy masse of
troop.
The souther portion of the Brit
ish front ha been tinder heavy fire.
and thl may Indicate that the Ger
man are getting ready for a new ef
fort to reach Amlena.
On the rest of the western front.
the report tell nothing of Interest
revealing the true situation.
Since the Italian captured Monte
Corno on Saturday the Austrian
have tried In vain to regain thl com
mandlng peak south of Aslago, but
have been met by stern resistance.
In Mesopotamia the British force
have progressed further up the Tig
ris and have captured. Klrkut, pur
suing the Turk for to mile to the
northward. ' The British now ar 0
mile eaat bf the Important city of
Mosul, the tile of the ancient city of
Nineveh, and the crowing of numec-
v- . .-
one caravan route. . -
London, May 14. Field Marshal
Halg's reports from headquarters In
Prance tonight aayi:
'The hostile artillery developed
considerable activity early thla mor
ning north of Sorre and ha been
active during the day on the south
ern portion- of the British front and
In the sector north of Keramel
There I nothing further of special
Interest."
GERiB IS BU
SADDLED III HUM
Amsterdam. May 14.-T-Empror
William has Issued a proclamation
saying It Is assumed that Lithuania
will participate In the war burden
of Germany.
Washlngton, May 14. The war
trade board announced today that
application for license authorising
exportation to Canada ot vegetable
oils imported from the Orient, enter
ing the United State at Pacific coast
port aad passing through in bond
on through export bill of lading,
will be favorably considered, pro
vided the shipments have been pur
chased by Canadian firms for con
sumption In Canada and they -are
routed to pas Into Canada at Dn
luth, Minn., or at a border point
weat of that city.
KILLED R AC1I
Washington, May 14 Seventy
two names are reported on the cas
ualty list. Fourteen killed in action:
even died of wounds;- 21 wounded
slightly; 37 missing In action.
' London, May 14. The total Brlt
lah casualties for the past week were
41''11-
Washington, May 14. Brlgadlei
General John Lejune has been or
dered to France to take command of
the marines, to succeed' Brigadier
General Charles Dayen, who '.will
return home on account ot injuries,
KRUPP RIFLES
.S.
HUtnment Made That Gnus Are la
Ainertr, to "Germanise" tha
l a tod BtaU
New York, Msy 14. Reports that
tbouaanda of rifles have been eecret
ly Imported from the Krnpp gun
works la Germany to "Germanise"
the United 8Ute were related at an
Inquiry by the atat attorney gen
eral.
It la rumored that 100,000 rifle
were brought to the United Bute
to be need here If the German are
successful lo reaching an English
chaaael port.
WIKB OK PHILIPPINE .
GOVERNOR GETS DIVORCE
Ban Diego, May 14. Mr. Francis
Barton Harrison, wife of Governor
General Harrison of the Philippines,
baa been granted a divorce on tba
ground of desertion. She will get
1500,000 and certain property. .
nun
i:eii for bravery
Washington, May 14. Secretary
Daniel ha commended four enlist
ed men In the navy for risking their
Uvea to aave a comrade. Charles
Clark of Ban Diego nnd John Burke
of . Spokane rescued a man from
shark-Infested water at Cavite,
Philippine Uland.
Millard 8tatoa. of Florida rescued
a ahlpmat during a rough sea. and
Jamea Miller of Philadelphia Jumped
overboard from the warship Iowa
and rescued a drowning enlisted
man. ' '
gd tms.
,MTI.i;i;CIM
' Chicago. May 14. Five thousand
teamsters, and track chauffeurs went
out on strike this morning without
warning, demanding fl per .week
wage Increase. No notice was nerv
ed on employer. The strike waa
voted secretly laat night
It la cleamed that 1LO0O team-
SMUGGLED TO U
UK
sters and chauffeur will be out byfactured by the local Red Cross dur
tonight. '
of ii: y. herald; dies nr frasjce
Beaulieu, France, May 14 James
Gordon Bennett, proprietor of the
New York Herald, died here today
after having been- unconscious . for
two days. . ' ' '
Mr. Bennett 'was born in . New
Tork City. May 10. 1841. .. When
TS years old, in 1014, he married In
P.ari the Baronesa de Reuter, then
about 40'yra old and the mother
of- two children. ' She waa formerly
an American, Maud Potter, daugh
ter ot John Potter of Philadelphia.
Several thousand wiles away from
his main newspaper office, James
Gordon Bennett directed In minute
deUll the affairs of the New York
Herald and maintained tor himself
one. of the most commanding posi
tions tn American Journalism.- For
rtnre than a quarter of a century he
lived tn Prl sd worked s'nrtltsn -
eouily there an In New York
No,
man before him or sine hi at
From almost every sther angle
tempted such long dleUnce editing,
his position In the newspaper world
haa been unique. Upon the death of
his father, who waa the founder of
the Herald, the younger . Bennett,
then Just past SO year, Inherited the
largest newspaper fortune acenmu-
inted by any American publisher up
DICK OF
fiCBOSSI
i lioow
KI LL MEMBERSHIP OF BOARD
HEAR ENCOrRAGI.no REPORTS
OK WORK
KB EOT
Saasple) of Sphagna Mom for Bar.
Sfcal Drmlag Exhibited Will
Replace Oottoat
. The directors of the Red Croc
held a luncheon tod at the Cham
ber of Commerce, at which variooa
report war made. Tha principal
report of tba day waa the one of
Miss Alice Horning, supervisor of
the miscellaneous department of the
Josephine county chapter. At the '
request of the northwestern division,
representatives of the chapter were
requested to attend an InstitnU at
Seattle, for the purpose of instruc
tion In Red Cross activities, and Mtaa
Horning ha Just returned from thla
Institute. She report that because)
of the necessity for refuge gar
ments, the various chapter are be
ing asked to make these In the place
even. of hospital and surgical sup-
piles. Thl I due to the fact that
there are so many homeless people
due to the laat battle on the western
front The northwestern division of-
will furnish all.aoppllea here
after to the chapters , at uniform
price, and as the allot menu, are
made the .supplies will be shipped.
This does away with the necessity of
purchasing supplies In small com
munltie.
Miss Horning also furnished for'
exhibition, a sample of sphagnum.
moss, which I now being used la
surgical dressings. and'conUin. by
actual experience," twenty time aa
much absorbant qualitlea aa cotton.
The use of thl now In surgical dree
ings Is due to tha fact that there la
a scarcity bf cotton. ' In addition to .
this, several completed surgical
dressings were exhibited, made up
of sphagnum moss and cotton. Tha
Instruction received there by Mia
Horning will be used for the benefit
of the local chapter.
" The chairman reported that there
will be published Immediately a fin
ancial sUtement of the chapter aa
well aa a statement of article manu-
Ing the past year.
to that time. He applied It toward
acmevementa 10 siaru we puona
and thus redowa to the credit of his
newspaper. In many instance these
achievements . .became , Important
Items In the world's history..',..
In IRS? he started tha Parts edition
of the New York Herald and again
took a unique position, as thla Is stilt
the' only American newspaper pub-'
iiancrt in rcnrnna . uiirin mm hmt-
dence abroad, broken only by the
unexpected arrival of the Bennett -yacht
In New York harbor ' once
every two or mree years lor a anon
stop, the editors- in immediate con
trol of the New York Herald kept
a chair at their conference table al
ways vacant for the absent editor, -
.'one of his own Ideas to keep his
! men imbued with the spirit' that he
i
was "boss," .although several thous
and miles away.
In hla Innumerable promotions.,
all bearing upon the promotion , of
his newspaper, Mr. Bennett figured
as a notable patron of sport. He In
troduced polo Into America: revived '
coaching In France; organized inter
national automobile and ' aeronau
tical races, and built and sailed nu
merous yachts.