DAILY EDITION
VOL. VIII., No. I Til.
RED CROSS
FORCES ARE
SOLICITATION OK MMM TO IIK
VIS IS lUltAL DIMTItKTH ON
MONDAY
JOSEPHINE'S QUOTA IS $9,000
tlty ttanveas to II Mario Immediate
Ijr A fur OmipMlon of (h oa
try IHHricU
Tbe preliminary arrangements (or
the excitation of Josephine county'!
quote of 15,000 In tbe second Red
Cross wsr fund t-smpslgn Mjr 10
17, sre nearly completed. Team cep
Utni end their team hve been
selected and are to meet at the
Chamber of Commerce room Thura
day evening at t o'clock for final In
structions, supplies, etc. It la Im
portant that thla meeting be well at
tended to Inaure the successful pro
secution of tbe drive.
The out of town districts will. he
ollolted Monday and Tuesday, May
10 and 11, by their local auxlllarle
representatives, where there are aux
lllarlea, aaalited by member from
the teama asslgasd to that district.
Team captains wll make their own
arrangmenl for soliciting districts
where there are no siixlllsrles with
which to cooperate.
Tbt solicitation of fundi will be
commenced In the city on Wednes
day and It la hoped to complete tbe
work la two daya.
The argsnry of the 'need and the
value of the ranee are ao well recou
nted that It ahould be onla a short
matter to secure the full quota.'
Following are the, teams:
Team No. 1 Missouri Hat ami
Provolt -R. T. I.udden. captain, L.
A. Launer. Ic I O. Clement. Alfred
Letcher Jr C. D. Thompson. Kaths
rlno Bridges.
Team No. I Hugo and Merlin
W. P, Qulnlan, captain. Dr. A, A.
Wllham. C. H. Demeray. Dr. J. O.
Nlbley. R. F. Heath. H. Ingrain.
Team No. I 8dm a H. A, Dil
lingham, captain, Dr. E. C. Mary, J.
M. laham, P. P. Proctor, I. Best, P.
A. DeOenault.
' Team No. 4-Kerliy T. P. Cra
mer, captain, II. H. AUyn, John Du
buls, A. R. Voorhles, O. P. Harvey,
Noble Itest.
Team No, J Williams (leo. C.
Sabln, captain, P. 8. Rrainwell. Rev.
U M. Uooser. A. H. Gunnell. F. 1
Vannlce, Geo. Dickinson.
Team No. t Holland C. A.
Wlnelrout, captain, R. J. Bestnl,
Fred A. Williams, Fred Roper, E. ,
BaUlger, R. Pollock.
Team No. 7 TaVllma and WaTTo
A. B. Cornell, captain, John Hamp
shire. Amoi Williams. C. A. Sldler,
I. H. Lister, 1. O. Imal.
Team No. 8 Murphy R. R.
Bratton, captain, C. L, Clevenger,
Harry K. Clark, Herman Schmidt,
Dr. Bert Elliott, Amos Myers.
Team No. 9 Leland, Wolf Creek
and Placer P. C. Bramwell, cap
tain, Prank Maahbnrn, W. W. Wal
ker, J. H. Denleon, N. P. Macduff,
oott Perry.
Team No. 10 Wlldervllle Tr. 8.
Looghridge, captain, Rer. M. T.
Wire, W. 8. Maxwell, Geo. Calhotin,
I. 8. Herman, P. A. Sohalthorn.
21 k;:,e officials
are under arrest
a Tuscon, Arts., May 15. Twenty
, one leading mine company officials,
employes and business men of the
Warren district have been arrested
at Blsbee on federal indictments for
the deportation of 1,200 alleged I.
W. W, last July. They are charged
with conspiracy to deprive citizens
of their rights.
LIM P
cihuiiii
stibs vilsoij
I'rwalrient Considers IteMilutlon A
Indicating "Want of t'mifl- .
oWe"
Washington. May IS. In a letter
to Renator Martin of Virginia, Pres
ident Wilson declared he would re
gard the passage of the Chamberlain
resolution calling for an Investiga
tion of the aircraft and other war
activities as a "direct vote of a want
of confidence In the administration"
and an attempt by congress to tske
over the conduct of the. war.
Senator Chamberlain disclaimed
that the military committee had any
Intentloa of holding a general in
quiry Into the "conduct of the war,"
and said he wss resdy to take the
whole question to the floor of the
senate. It Is indlceted thst If the
senate were to refuse to psss an
amended resolution giving the mili
tary committee authority for Investi
gation, he would not attempt to press
ttie army Inquiries resolution fur
ther. Waahlngton, May 15. The senate
expenditures committee limited the
Chsmberlsln retolutlon to an Inves
tigation of the army operations and
reported It favorably.
POUT OK IIOMTON CIXMEI)
. FOH FEDERAL INNPHtTION
Moaton, May IS. Tbe port of Bos
ton waa closed an hour yesterday,
while Rear Admiral Spencer 8. Wood
U, 8. N., commanding the first nival
district, made an offlelal Inspection
of the harbor defenses.
AIRPLANE FALLS IN
E
With the American Army In
France, May 15. Falling through
the clouds an American airplane
craahed to earth (wo kilometers be
hind the American lines In the Tout
sector late last evening, killing both
the pilot and the observer.
How the machine happened to
drop la a mystery that msy never be
solved. One of three things Is be
lieved toVhave happened. An enemy
aviator, hidden In the clouds, sur
prised It, a stray piece from a Her
man anti-aircraft shell hit It, or an
accident caused It to collapse.
The mnchlne wss seen flying over
the linos and anti-aircraft shells
were bursting around It. Suddenly
It swerved upward and disappeared
In a fleecy cloud. The next thing
observers on the ground saw of the
plane, It waa hurling downward
through the cloud bank toward the
ground. The accident was witnessed
by several hundred American sol
diers In the trenches and gun pits.
MORE DETAILS RUMANIA
"PEACE" ARR RECEIVED
Amsterdam, May 15. A Vienna
dispatch ssya that a special economic
treaty between Rumania and the
central empires provides that Ru
mania will sell to Germany and Austria-Hungary
h'er surplus production
In 1918 and 1919 of all kinds of
grain, Including oil seeds and alao
fodder, pulp, poultry, cattle, fibrous
plants and wool. 'Rumania also
agrees to sell this snrplus to the cen
tral powers for a further period of.
seven years, If it should be required.
DIRECTOR OF SUPPRESSED
PAPER OONDEMED TO DEATH
Paris. May 15. M. DuVall, dlree
tor of the suppressed newspaper,
Bonnet Rouge, has been condemned
to death on the charge of treason.
New York, May 1S, Testimony to
the fact that In 191 Germans In
the United States were planning a
revolt again Bt this country was given
at the stntn attorney general's Inves
tigation of reports of hidden muni
tions. Gormnn societies were to
Join the I. W. W, and socialists,
arum pass, josephinc cormr, oreoon, Wednesday, may
GOVERNOR
CROSS
Sets Aside Week of May 20-27 Fcr Purpose cf Solicit
i:g Fends Fcr Tks Red Cress Secc:d War
Fcsd Drive Let Oregca Lead
Salem, Ore., Msy 16. Governor James Withycomba of Oregon today
Issued a proclamation calling upon all cltliens of the state to support the
American Red Cross In Its second war fund drive, set for May 20 to !7.
In handlns the original proclamation to a representative of the Amer
ican Red Cross, the governor eald that he could be afforded no greater
pleasure thsn to do a service for the Red Cross.
The militant message of Oregon's "War Governor" to the people of
Oregon followa:
PROCLAMATION
State of Oregon
Salem, May 16, 111.
Cltlsens of Oregon, Greetings!
WHEREAS, Woodrow Wilson, " President of the
1 lilted States and President of the American Red Cross,
again has called upon the people of the United States
to support the great Institution of Red Cross, and:
WHEREAS, he haa proclaimed the week of May
20 to May 27 for the purpose of soliciting gifts;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jamea Wlthycombe, Gov
ernor of generous Oregon, call upon all cltlsens of this
state to set aside thla week to the holy purpose of serv
ing In this humane causa; and I urge all private cltlsens,
If called upon, to serve aa workers, and to let no private
occupation hold them back.
When cltlsens of Oregon are asked for their gifts
let them remember they are helping Buffering humanity.
' Oregon never fails. Let her lead again!
(Hven under my hand this 15th dsy of Msy, 1912.
Signed: JAMES WITHTCOMBE
' Governor of Oregon.
L POWERS
DKG SPOILS
(.ondon, Msy 15. A Coiienhsgen
dispatch says thst Emperor "William
of Germany and Emperor Charles of
Austria met at the German great
headquarters and have selected mon
archs for the Lithuania court, and
for Esthonla and Poland.
Ill
m urruoiiiui
FOUND BY GERMANY
Amsterdam, May 15 Berlin news
papers announce that War has had
to be proclaimed at Ekaterlnoslav,
Odessa and Poltava, as a strong
counter current to the present order
of thing wss observed. There are
several groups of great Russian
forces In the Don region.
AGED WOMAN DIES
AT HOME OF SON
Mrs. Fred Barrel, of Dundee, Ore.,
died at 9 o'clock this morning at
the homo of her son, A. J.' Barrel! In
this city. Mrs. Barrell, who had
for some time been suffering from
paralysis, came to this city some six
weeks ago for the purpose of Improv
ing her health. Fred Barrell Jr., of
Portland, la expecteu to arrived here
tonight.
The burial will take place In this
city, although the funeral services
have not as yet been announced.
PRANCE GIVES MOBILIZED
WORKMEN TO ALLIED CHIEF
Paris, May IS. The government
has decided to piece at the disposal
of the commanderinV:hlef all the
mobilised worklngmen belonging to
the contingents of 1912, 1811 and
1910, and also some of the contin
gents of 1909 to 1903. Allowance
will be made for the time spent at
the front and the wounds received.
ISSUES
RED
P1LAITI
Executive Department
in 1 1 ship y,
Vancouver, B. C, May 15. A dis
astrous rire In the J. Coughlan
Son's shipyard did a million and a
half damage, destroying several
ships under construction. One I re
man waa killed and several were In
jured.
1
IS DEAD lis FRANCE
Washington, May 15. Tbe casu
alty list contains a total of 120
names in eluding Cadet 8tuart Free
man of Portland, who died of acci
dent. Those reported are three,
killed in action, three died of
wounds, Ova of disease; other censes'
seven, missing In action 29.
SE CALLED OFF
. Chicago, May IS. The strike of!
6,000 teamsters and truck chauf
feurs, called here last ntght, was
temporarily called off, after a con
ference of union officials summoned
reau of Investigation of the depart
ment of Justice. Clabaugh put the
case up to the patriotism of . the
union men, who agreed to an ar
mistice pending' a conference today,
when a settlement msy be effected.
FLYING HINDERED OV
MONDAY 15V VISIBILITY
London, v 1 4 An offlelal state
I ment on serial operations today
says:- ' . , ,
"Flying was possible only for a
jfew hours Monday, during the early
part of the day, and SOO bombs were
dropped on various targets. Two
hostile machines were brought down
In air flgMtlng; none .of ours is missing."
is. ioik.
AIRPLANE
IL. JILL 44 IS
t
lUsfular Service I lot went Washln"
Um and New York Started Tba
Moraing
Washington, May 16. Airplane
mall service between Washington
and New York started this morning
with planes leaving simultaneously
at 11:10 a. m. from the national cap
ital and New Tork.
President Wilsoh, cabinet mem
bers and other government officials
were present to attend the cere
monies at the flying field here. The
prealdent aa head of the American
Red Cross, received the flrst letter
by airplane from New Tork. The
communication waa from Governor
Whitman and expressed his wishes
to the prealdent for the success of
the Red Cross campaign to raise
$100,000,000 for war relief work
which will start next Monday.
Tbe mall airplanes were piloted
by army aviators especlslly detailed
to the service for experience In cross
country flying. The plane which
brought the flrst letter to the presi
dent was piloted by Lieutenant
Howard Sulver. The plane that left
Washington waa taken out by Major
R. H. Fleet, and from Philadelphia
to New Tork It waa piloted by Lieu
tenant Walter Miller.
The machines used in the mall ser
vice sre capable of carrying from
SOO to 600 pounds of mall. The
plsne that left Waahlngton complet
ed its first leg to Philadelphia. 115
miles, in an hour and twenty min
utes. It arrived In New York at
2:10 o'clock.
00116 EXPECLia
REACH CHANNEL PORT
Copenhagen, May 15. The Ger
mans are still of the belief thst they
will be able to reach the English
channel coast, bar navigation of the
waters and bombard southern Eng
land, and that then it will be easy to
begin pence negotiations, according
to an Interview the Polltlken has had
with a prominent German 'politician,
a member of the reichstag, who re
quested that his name be not used.
He added that the German offensive
thus fsr hsd proved a failure, owing
to heavy losses and that the German
high command was waiting to obtain
more artillery.
Germany had lost in killed and
wounded and made prisoner three
million men, he added. Answering
questions sbout the opinion of the
relchstsg main committee on the sit
uation on the west front and the end
of the wsr. the newspaper's infor
mant said:
"We still believe, according to
messages from our military leaders,
that we shall reach the north coast,
where our guns can bar navigation
of the channel, and fire at south
England. It Is suggested from the
German side that thla course of war
will commence, and. as fsr as Ger
many is concerned. It will be very
easy to start armistice negotlsttons.
as, despite all assertions, we don't
aim at any conquering. We want
neither tbe mine districts at Lor.
rslne's west frontier, nor Antwerp,
"We have lost, Including killed,
wounded and prisoners, three million
of men. Do you think that we in
tend to make foolish claims and send
our children through -another four
years of war? - Moreover, we shall
"have enough to do' during the age
of man to control the new Russian
cntttrv end secure their me-cantlle
and !nd''trlM Influence.' Resnon
slble German nol't'clnns nnlv dnaid
that the western powers shall give
back onr colonies."
Moscow, May 15. Rostov-on-the
Don, the largest city In Don,' Cos
sack territory, was recaptured Frl
day by Russian Soviet troops, who
Ml
drove the Germans out. The Ger
mans had held tbe city one day.
whole jtumjjer mi.
RECAPTURED
BY HI
FRENCH
K0HCK8 HARD HIT BIT
STILL HOLDUVO OCT THIS
AFTERNOOJf
HOST now on 01'
cm Ooemtar Attack Beat
"W by lYeaca. Below Aaileaw
lH Night
With the British Arav u. n
Hard fighting continued tui. ....
Hill 44, north of Kemmel, which the
French recaptured yesterday. The
French are still holding the Germans
off at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Hill 44, a small bat important ela
vatlon near tha WnorhMk .i...
north of Kemmel. about whih
sanguinary conflicts have been wag.
j4 mt. m a ...
u un aimj a, appearea today to be
In the handa or the French again.
The enemy began aa assault yestor-
7 morning ana gained a hold on
thla position, but were later driven
out by the hard-hitting French.
Hill 44 baa baa nna nt th
hotly contested points on the north-
to Miueneia.
Paris, May 15. The Freneh aU
tacked the German positions near
Halllea, below Amiens last night and
captured a wood on tha west bank of
the Avre. The Germana counter-at
tacked bat were beaten off . with .
severe losses.
London. May 15. Tbe expected
renewal of the German offensive hav
ing failed to develop, the allies era
continuing their tactics of anticipat
ing the new offensive by reaching
out for new vantage point from
which better to resist the new Ger
man drive. The French .have taken
the wood on the slopes west of Avre, .
about where the Oermans made the
farthest westward advance. Tha
possession of thla wood Improves tha
allied defensive position. ' '
London, Msy 16. German artil
lery fire Increased this morning near
Morlancourt south of Albert, and In
Flanders north' of Kemmel.
London, May 16. In an attack
along a mile front near Morlancourt
last night the Germsns penetrated
the British positions at one place).
Field Marshal Halg reports that at
all other points the Germans were
repulsed with heavy losses, and that
the Australians later recaptured tha
lost positions.
Parts, May 16. The war office an.
nouncement last night says:
'There were Intennltten bom
bardments In the Grivesnes sector.
Our batteries dispersed enemy con.
centratlons and convoys In the neigh
borhood of Montdidler and on the
road between Noyoa and Gulscard. ,
"In the Champagne, an enemy sur
prise attack in the region of Butte
du Mesnll faiJed.
"Eastern theater. May IS. Our
artillery wss quite active, as Well, a
our Infantry patrols In nearly all sec
tors, particularly on the Serbian'
front and at the Cerna bend, where
several enemy raids were repulsed, i
Allied aviators bombed ' depots at '
Demtr-Htasar and aviation grounds
at Resna. ' An enemy machine, wag
brought down by a British airplane
near Llvanovo."
FEARED OREGON BOY
Salem, May 15. A communica
tion from tbe authorities at Wash
Ington to hta parents Indicated that
Earl W. Hollencop of Salem, was on
board the Cyclops, all trace of which
was lost.