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DAILY EDITION
VOU VIII., Mm INI.
HE
MIDDLETON
IS KILLED
AUTO THICK ClUHiIKH INTO
PAJiSENUER TRAIN AT KAN.
(CHOI'S C'ROHalNO
ik eatss mow escape
Track Mmaaliod and Carried Along
oath radii Track for A boat
fifty Fee
avld l.awrenoc Mlddleton, aoa
of Mr. and Mn. J. T. Middletnn,
waa Inatantly killed Monday night
when the Ford truck he was driving
itruek the engine on train No. S4. at
a dangerous rrowilng a mile or more
west of Merlin a few minutes aftrr
' T o'clock. Jack Dearie, a lad or
about years was riding with Mid
dteton and waa considerably brulaed.
When taken to his home on South
Park street after the accident he
teemed to be In a aerlous condition
but this morning he la suffering only
from brulsea and shock.
Appearances Indicate that Middle
ton did not hear the approaching
train, which waa In a cut and on a
down grade. The crossing la at the
bottom of a sleep pitch and at- a
aharp turn and It la Imposalble for
aavnn in mm train anitrnsohln
from the south. It Is reported th,t!,0 tM ' Pfe,Bc b'nw' "d
the truck struck the rear of the ten- j
itr the front nf the flrmt ear anil I
waa carried along the track for 4i or 0"" " of -" 4
SI feet, being badly wrecked. 0f l: Al h,d bMn '"0 ,0
Mlddleton'a akull waa crushed a..,"'-'-11 '
boaea broken and he was found 1rj"VM comm,UM wmun M pMI
lag near the track but about 40 feet 41 hou,
from the crowing. - Young learns Th bodlM ."wraa late
crawled out from the wreckage and r " bX
the wonder Is thst he also was not n"r ,MM- Although Sheriff
txlltexl. Claris 8tudbaker of Cowllta county.
Young Mlddleton. who with his Marshal Hull of Kelso and Prose
brother haa conducted the Para-cuUn" Attorney .; Deloo Spauldlng.
mount Cydery alnce January t, has tn n ,,um-
been driving to Hells gate every dlavte-ly. have made a thorough
night knd returning In the morning " their belonging, no meant,
with the Aubury fishing boats, the ' Identtflcatloa it the victims nor
fishermen and the catch ,of Ash.
Toung' Jack went down for the rlda
anil r.tnm hnma with his father
and brother, who are Ashing. committed was a favorite night
David Lawrence Mlddleton waa camping ground for tourists,
born near TTuntavllle. Ala., August Heslde the woman's body, was an
IS, 1M, and Mm to Oregon with old rusty revolver, containing one
his parent In 1101. .He waa an In- loaded shell and blanks. A rifle
itustrloita young man of good hablta also was found In the tent, but neith
and with a younger brother waa r of these weapons bad beeu used
building up a good bustneM. The to commit the crime. Several peo
funeral will be held Wednesday af- pie claim they have seen the woman
tornoon at 1:10 at Clark 4t Hoi man and children In an automobile with
chapel. Iter. B. A. rinch of the Bap- a man and a dog Saturday after
tlst church conducting the service, noon. Member's of a road gang, who
Tnternment will he at the Oranlta pass the spot every day, also say the
Hill cemetery. , Prllr camped there Saturday. There
rninnTDAiMi'
IhUUf IIAMIM II
" AMD SETO INJURED
Texarkana, Ark., May SI. A
northbound troop train waa wreck
ad near Garland City thla morning.
Th ngln and four coaches wer
overturned. No soldiers are report
ed killed although II wr merely
Injured. Th nglnr and fireman
war both killed. The cause of th
wreck Is not known.
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USE WOULD DEPRIVE
: DISTILLERIES OF GRAIN
' Wushlngton, May 21. The house
today tentatively agreed to amend
ment of the food production bill
making an $11,000,000 appropria
tion unavailable unless th president
Issues a proclamation prohibiting
th us of fooda tor th manufacture
of Intostcanta.
IIS.
OFFICIALS
UNCOVER PLOT
(iermaaa Airrea to Furalh Mnry
aad Ammunition fur Slaa PW
(prising
Washington, Max SI. The United
Btalea has ba partly responsible
(or th recent arrests of th Irlah
leaders la England. Evldene of
plotting bitwNn German and 'Irlah
agent In th Ualted State for the
uprising plot Id Ireland was uncover
ed bjr government officiate.
BIdd Fl leaden la lb United
States hr been In touch with the
OermaDi, who agreed to furnish the
money for the rebellion In Ireland.
(t li poealbl that rma and ammu
nition were to be Mint to Ireland by
ubmarlnea. There waa alio eorae
discussion of the eh a area of tending
Oermaa aoldlera from the United
State to Ireland.
The Germane planned this nprla
Ing to come about the aam time
that the German troopa would reach
the channel porta by their - great
drive. They believed that England
would be thrown Into inch a- atate
of confualon by the German vlctorle
that Ireland could be freed entirely
from the British.
musnER
11,1 AH MIDI
Kelto, Waib., May XO. Within
100 feet of the Pacific highway and
;lwo ntlleo from here, there were
""X ' mnroeivr wenuiy
ro found. ,..
The spot where the crime was
were no algns of a struggle about
th tent and It waa apparent ; the
three had been slain while they
slept. : ,
MOONKY WILL BK RK- 1
HKNTENCKI TO HAXO
San Francisco, May SI. Judge
Orlffln today denied th motion for
th removal-of the death sentenre
standing against Thomas J. Mooney.
and on May S8 will be resentenced
to hang. ' ';
MHJ.ION MEJf WILL
f REGISTER SAY8.CROWDHR
.Washington, May 11. Estimates
made by Adjutant Oenerat Crowder
Indicate that thro quarters of a mil
lion men will be obtained for ' the
army by the registration June 5. Mr.
Crowder thinks that .there will be
at least a million men register. ' ;
SENATE AD1W Ht'GE Hl'M
TO NAVAL, APPROPRIATION
Washington, May 21. Carrying a
total of tl.S87.090.000. or $202,
840,000 more than provided by the
house, the naval appropriation bill
was completed today by the senate
naval commutes and will be report
ed In the senate ttday. '
OKAJrra pam, Josephines oocsrrr.
STARVATION
THREATENING
1 GERMANS
AMERICAN OFFICIALS RELIEVE
FOOD SITUATION MOMT SKIt
KK'S BVCR
mmw is reported
Morale of PopwIaUoa Low on Ac
coaat of Uuagor Bread Ration
Sooa to ll (Vt
Washington, May 11 Offlclale be
lieve that the food altuatioa la Ger
many la now the most critical since
th war began. Information Indi
cate that further reductions In ra
tions will be necessary until harvest.
Correspondents learn that famine la
likely to prove an ally of th en
tente. The morale of th population
of the central power I low, due to
hunger.
Witnesses declared that two pris
oners of war were murdered by fel
low workers In Vienna, who at a
part of their bod lea. It la reported
that people often faint on the city
streets from hunger. ..
Washington, Msy II. Announce
ment that the bread ration Is to "be
reduced on Juae IS has caused grave
apprehension throughout Germany.
An official dispatch today from Swft
serland aays that even th govern
ment press hss adopted a tone no
less pessimistic than that of th so
cialistic papers, which fortee a great
diminishing of th physical aad gen
eral fore which help la supporting
the hardahlpa of th fourth year of
the war. '
"The government la taking a step
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TUESDAY, MAY
BOTH ' BRITISH AND FKKNtll
IMPROVK ItmiTIONJJ SY UO.
CAL ATTACKS
ntmsofD
Allied Artnfcw Not Pmaiittlng; tier-
ta Kajojr Paaca at Aay
Poind
London, May SI. la abarp opera
tlons around Locrs, Prencb troops
made an advance on a front of more
thaa two mile and captured over
400 prisoner, according to Field
Marshal Halg'a report last night.
'uondon. May II. Northwest of
Merville, la the Flanders salient, th
British Improved tblr positions and
took SO prisoners and six machine
guns and crushed a counter attack.
Th French In local attacks be
tween Mount Rouge and Kemmel
have greatly Improved their posi
tion. Bethune, one of th German ob
jective In th Flanders drive. Is
bow a mass of rulna aa a result of
th constant shelling toy th Oer-
London. May SI. Two German
alrplao of a new large type wer
forced to land In the North tea. The
pilots ver reaeued by Swedsh ships.
'With th British Army. In France,
May St. Th French troopa .who
are fighting alongside the British,
kav carried another of their whirl
wind attack to tuceeaafol conclu-
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Mil BALK
Nativ of Praaaia ArrwHed la Klam
ath Ut Activities May Loa HI
Amaricaa CHIaeaahlp
Portland. May tl. Federal at
torneys today began tult to cancel
th eltlMnshlp ot Carl Swslgln, an
I. W. W. and a native of Prussia.
It Is charged that Swelgln waa not
attached to the principle of th
American constitution when natura
lised and that n obtained his cltl
senshlp through fraud tad deoelt
8w1gln waa arrested at Klamath
Palls last aummer and served sli
months In th Klamath county Jail
for hi connection with th I. W. W.
activities. - H la now under arrest
for opposing tb draft act.
WATER POWER TO SIP PLY
MOSCOW WITH FXBCTRICITY
Moscow, Apr. H. (Correspon
dsncs) Electricity sufficient to sup
ply all the Industrie of Petrograd
and to light and give power for th
needs of th entire northern district
Is to be generated from the falls of
th Neva, Yolkor, Bvlr, Narora and
other rivers, according to plaaa be
ing worked out by th national eco
nomic council. For Petrograd alone
a special atatlon will b built on th
Volkov with a capacity of 0, 000
'.volta. , i
U.LLUit LUu.,10 II
IS COT CI IBS
... Dublin. May 21. John Dillon, na
tionalist leader, la an Interview with
th Associated Preea correspondent,
emphasised the difference between
hla party and the Sinn Fein move
ment, he aaya, la bound to end In
disaster.
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Contributed by Frank Godwin.
CITIZENSHIP
WHOLE NIMIIEB
Mr 10
h
L 10
LEADER RED
Ot'TLYlXCJ DISTRICTS HAVE RX-
SPONDKD MORE FREELY SO
FAB THAN CITY
STJITEEOTDSD
Orwat Batfafaotloa oa Part of Taaaa
"Swaia Aa To tike Oeaoral
Josephine county haa been alive
aad awak to vry call th country
haa given. Th present Red Crow
drlv ha been no exception and the
county baa th distinction of h.1.
th first to go over the top.
. Tie members of th teams hav
giva th drlv nrecedenca
everything els and lesser affair of
Business hav been neglected. Many
offlcea la Grant Pass hav
dosed all day.
Official report will be given at
the team supper tonight Th re
turns are still Indefinite as several
teams hav only Incomnlete ranaeta.
There Is, however, gra poaaiDfl.
ty ror Josaphia county to xed
her fS.000 quoU br S1.000 - Ewt
capUin haa reported "mora thaa th
JOSEPH!
CROSS DIE
quoU," and haa expressed great
satlsfsctloa aa to the attitude of tk
people. , ,
"Tke people ot th country dis
tricts hav don batter so far than
th city districts says Sam Baker.
general chairman of th drtv, "They
have been well organised and given .
until it hurt.". . , , . , ,
L The following la aa extract from
tne telegram aent to Mr. Bakr from
H. L. Corbett, sUt chairman of th
Red Cross campaign. "Josaohlna
county is th first to put her cam
paign over the top. W hava wired ,
your success to Washington and -
through ua th American Red -Cros
extends to the people of your coua--
ty their heartfelt thanks, and their
assurance that such act of patrto-
tlsm will cheer the heart of our sol- '
dlers In France."
Reports from every county In Ore
gon are encouraging and there ia no
doubt but that Oregon's gift to the
nation will outreach the task ot .
1600,000. set for it to rain.
Any on who haa not bee solicit-
ed for their share la th drive will
help the. committee If they will
bring their contribution to some
member of the teams.
15 AEROPLATiES AKE
DESTROYED BY HE
Saa Francisco, May. 81. Fifteen
airplanes nnder construction, a
great deal of dry spruce and Irish
linen waa destroyed by fire in the
Fowler Aeroplane Corporation plant
today, . The damage IS estimated at
$750,000. I, , V ..1
FRED A:MAMS
IS STILL LEADING
Portland; May 21 Fred A. Wil- '
llams of Josephine county,. Is report
ed at 2:30 todav as leading Fran
Miller for the" nomination as mem-'
ber of the, public service commissioa
by about 200, with six counties yet
to hear from. It Is. expected that
these counties will give Miller the
larger vote. '
Thomas F. Ryan, of Clackamas .
county. Is leading O. P. Hoff, of
Multnomah county, for nomination
for state treasurer by about 40 votes,
with five counties missing.