Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, June 06, 1918, DAILY EDITION, Image 1

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    DAILY EDITION
VOU VIII., No. IUI.
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TOTAL lAHK.KHM AT HAKKIl
OUMiON LAMTIt FOR I MI.MTK
M SHOOMIM
SMOKED Mil I HEEDED
Omni and, I'romiorrticr Are Iatr
'line Feature of T1U I'banuni
mi to ha luxtked for
Hkr, Or., Jiid (. Government
astronomer bar (or the total
ecllpa of the tun June N are 'unit
ing on clear weather for lh mri'm
of their observation at thn station
her that haa been constructed at
the county fair around. Th ecllpae
will bruin at 1 : 4 T p. in. anil end at
4:18 p. m. Pacific time, but the per
iod of totality will be but on minute
and II aaconda.
J. 8. Hammond, who Is In charge
of tha government party, auggest
that people desiring to him k a
much as possible out of the npiMir
tunlty to ee the aun In eclipse, i re
par smoked glasa by use of a can
dle or aonie other mean, roverlng
tha amoked piece with another, fast
' nad at tha edge, Thla la easily
prepared and la the mnat vrartlcal
Instrument. Ordinary amokad glns
aea such aa la uacd for . automobile
goggle ara not dark enouxh and
would ba of no uae. Ohrver are
lao warnad against look In a at the
tun with- the naked eye before the
ell pi begins to aaa at thla will an
duasle the ey thut the 'effect of tha
corona, tha moat beautiful spectacle
of tha eclipse will lie aMiled. (
Tha two thlnga to watch for In the
oil pie ara tha corona and the prom
inence aud only with amoked
glass aa dearrlliad can the ordinary
observer meet with intich success or
gain reaulta In any way i'lf-ailfa"-tory.
"It la a good thing," aald Mr.
Hammond, "that natnre'a creation
of tha aolar ayatem la Jual aa It la.
Tha corona, the moat beautiful sight
Him human ay hua ever beheld, la
visible only at the time of u total
oil pie and even than It would be Im
possible to view It If the moon wt re
any nearer tha earth or the aun an)
lurger than It U. Th proportion o
alte and dlatance of the two luniluar
lea aa roinpared to tha earth are Just
rlxtU to make a total eel I pie of the
aim possible." '
All the atorlea that bav baan re
.luted of ecllpaa auch as tha chick
ena going to roost, owls and bats ap
pearing and the atara coming uut
at midday are trua aud these condi
tions on earth aa well a those In
the darkened aky of midday, will be
tutereatlng objecta of observation,
during the eclipse.
It will be 250 years before' an
other total eclipse wilt ba vlalble
from thla part of the country and
people living Id Ita path In the Unit
ed States, If they ever wish to see
the same sight again will have to
visit some far distant corner of the
earth.
FOR COAST DEFENSE
Washington, June . The war
department asked congress today
for 116,000,000 for eatabllshlng bal
loon and aenplane stations to guard
the United States agnlnat aubmar
Ine and air attacks. They wjint to
establish 16 stations, II on the At
lantic coast and three on the gulf
toast., The department also haa a
oaat defense plan, to establish for
tifications along the coast by which
Rims could be , transferred by rnll
Toads from point to pojnt to meet
possible attacks.
DA
ra
DRAFT REVOLT BY
REDS
DISPELLED
I'lu-t.ci limn Illumed for Itnglatra
Ili'U Trouble) Among iImi I'rrra
IidIImiui of Oklahoma
llvtiryvtte, Okla., Jutia 6- r'mr of
a posslhl uprlslug among tb In
diana aud Uvgrots aud I boa of mix
ed .Indian and African bli!ud who
launched a movement to resist the
drari on the Old Hickory stamping
grounda, near here, was dispelled
when the Home Guards returned last
ilxht with the word that the a nil
draft ring bauds hud been dispersed
and had promised to attempt no
mora trouble.
Twenty Indiana were eu camped
for action and It was reported that
two fanners had been killed.
The trouble la aald to have been
Instlxated by a Creek Indian woman
living at Council Hill. Hlie returned
from a trip to Washington ten duys
axo and since that time haa been
lecturing to the Indiana, the authori
ties say. She la reported to have
told them that their young men can
not be forced Into the army and that
they are to be sent acrosa the waters
to be killed. It Is laid that while In
Washington the woman conferred
with pel no n I suspected of pro-derma
n learnings.
Hexlatrutlun officer here auy that
44 menibera of the Snake band of
Indiana within the draft axe failed
to register.
RED CROSS RULES
fi
The chairman of the local .Had
Cross chapter desires'. to have It -as
generally known as possible, that
under the rules and revolutions pre
scribed by the American Red Cross.
no offers tail !" accepted contem
plating a division or profits between
promoters of entertainment for the
Ked Cross, and no, one la permitted
to promote and advertise an enter
tainment or sale or benefit or any
similar thing unless the management
and control Is entirely In the hands
of the Hed Cross chapter. These
rules have been published before,
but there seems to be a necessity for
snootier announcement.
It might also be meutlnned thiil
the local chapter doea not favor raf
flee for the raising of money. When
money la necessary In th future for
military or civilian, reller. rummage
sales, baiaars, dnnces and shows will
be held from time to time for that
nuriiose. No entertainment or func
tion ahonld be advertised as a Red
Cross benefit nor ahonld any words
be used In announcement that
would lead the public to believe that
they were being given under the aus
pice of the Red Cross until the en
tire plan haa had the approval of
the officer of the local chapter.
DEATH WARRANT FOR
IS
Sun Francisco, June 6.' Superior
Judge Franklin A. Griffin late yes
terday signed the death warrant of
Thomas J. Mopney, sentenced to exe
cution for murder In connection with
the preparedness day bomb exploalon
here In 1916.
Judge Grirfln stipulated the war
rant waa not to be executed or served
until the atate. supreme court ha
acted on the writ of habeua corpus
sought by Mooney's attorneys with
a view further to appealing for a
new trial.
STOCK HANDLERS STRIKE
AT CHICAGO CALLED OFF
Chicago, June 6. The stock
handlers strike, which has been
threatening for several days Is set
tle '
GIlA.Vr PAfafl, JOHKPHINE OOCHTY,
YANKES HOLD GERMANS
IN HEAVY ENCOUNTER
Heavy Railway Train Movements To Rear cl Enemy'.
Line U. S. Marines Beat Off Two Attacks Bocfce
Mowed Down by American flachise Gcss
Washington, June . A commu
nication from General Pershing telli
of how .an American patrol of 30,
men outnumbered by the enemy two
to one, held Ita ground In Lorraine
for three-quarters of an hour on the
night of June 2, and retired ' only
when ammunition waa exhausted.
The Americana inflicted heavy losnes
on the enemy.
The eommunlcatlon alao aays that
Lieutenants Campbell and Melsner
downed an enemy bl-plane on June
S. Lieutenant Deuglaas Campbell
haa shot down six planes between
April 14 and May I..
With the American Army in
France, June 6. The American Ma
rlnea won fame for themaelvee1 yes
terday and today In repulsing two
attacks made by the Roche on the
Marne battlefield.. Several machine
guns and some prisoners were taken.
The Germane concentrated large
fol-cea before Veullly wood and be
gan a mass attack. They were mown
down by the American machine gun
nera and the attack was broken up
before reaching the American line,
the Germans fleeing In confusion.
The Marines are lighting like Tro-
DEBATE IN SENATE
OVER U-BOAT TROUBLE
Washlnirton, I June 6. Attacks
which have been made on the navy
department for permitting the Ger
man submarines to alnk American
ships, precipitated a abort debate In
the senate today, Senator Lewis
claimed that the senators Invited the
attacks by making Inaccurate state
ments as to condition In the Unit
ed 8tute. ,
VALUE OF AMERICA'S NAVAL FORCES
UNDERESTIMATED BY HUM ADMIRAL
New York, June 6 American par
ticipation In the war In the fight
against German submarines and in
the ship building program were be
littled by Vice Admiral von Chapelle'.
German mlulater of the navy . In hie
speech In the relchstag a tew weeks
ago, aa reported by German news
paers received here.
"The military help of America in
the first year of the war waa very
little regarding troops and air
planes,'; deolared von Cauelle. "The
expectation of our enemlea haa been
greatly disappointed. It America
later wanta to maintain half a mil
lion troopa in France it will need
permanently a freight apace (In
steamships) or about 2,000,000 tons
which again would be depreciated
from the service of, supplying her al
lies. "According to American and Brit
ish statementa, the participation of
auch a large army la' no longer In
volved In this campaign.
' "In prder to carry out the gigantic
Anverloan program of shipping con
structlon, the shipyards must first
be built. In 1 917 America, follow-
Ing all her huge promises built 50,
000 gross tons of sea-going ships.
Tha large merchant fleet which Am
erica haa ordered Is not being built
tor the war but In ordr to take the
place of England as the world's ship -
per after the war when the ships will
have been completed." '
THURSDAY, il'NB
Jane and have no dealre for sleep.
After Inflicting heavy losses on the
enemy last night, they almost anni
hilated an enemy patrol this morn
ing.. They outfought the German
machine gunners this afternoon,
killed seven Germans and captured
a wounded German.
The story of bow the Americans
aided the French In stopping Jhe
German advance at Chateau Thierry
Is a mot remarkable one. The regl
ment which bore the brunt of the
fighting haa a glorious career, dating
back to Revolutionary days. Al
though It la now composed almost
entirely of newly enlisted men, most
of whom had never been under fire
before. It arrived In France and
marched directly to the battlefield
from Its rest camp. Their French
eomrsde say that they showed the
greatest skill and accuracy while
under fir.
With the American Army In
France. June 6. Extraordinarily
heavy railway train movementa from
the northeast to the westward In
the rear of the enemy's line, noth
west of Toul, Is reported today by
American Patrols.
SELLING UNFIT MEAT
Washington, June 6 Further evi
dence of the sale' of and the of
fering for sale of unflt meat for
the army waa discovered today
by the federal trade commission.
Representative of Wilson k Com
pany, Chicago packers, appeared to
day to deny the charge that they
sold unfit meat.
Discussing the economic situation
0RJQ0ON.
the war von Capelle pointed out thatican and Brltuh nav authorities for
the United States waa the moat im-j fighting U-boats where they are op-
portant source of supplies for the'eratlng In large numbers and can be
entente nations but, he added: "Ow-
ing to the tremendous armament
program of President Wilson, such
economic difficulties have developed'
that America, the land of export,
muat now begin to ration herself In-
stead, aa had been hoped, to aid the
entente natlona in increasing mea
sures. All In all, it can be said that
the economic difficulties ot our ene
mlea have been Increased by Amer
ica's entrance Into the war.
In reply to charges that, the, Ger
man submarine building program
was not progressing aa rapidly aa It
should, von Capelle admitted that
Oermany's enemlea had attained cer
tain successes In this defensive
measures against the U-boats. "But."
he added, "they have at no time af
fected the U-boat warfire In , an:
way decisively and, ncoi-ding to
foresight will not be a'-ik- to do so In
the future.
"The Amerl.an
U-boat chaser
over which much fuss has been made
are a failure.
"The convoy system which gives
the ships a certain protection on the
other hand ha great disadvantages.
: There Is not a day in which one or
I several ships are not shot out or
convoy.
6, ISIe).
F.LSPEKCE IS
GRANGE MASTER
Convention Jlivorcea .Voa-l'artiMn
lioago) in 0ooaltloa la H pence
Bhrldoa Wants MoT MormaJa
Salem, June . At the Oregon
atate grange conventlin today F. E.
Bpence of Oregon City was elected
master of the grange by a 70 to I)
vote over J. O. Johnson of Portland.
The grange however voted ai-alnat
the combining with the non-partisan
league which Mr. 8penee was In
favor of, thus reversing the action
taken by the grange at IU last an
nual convention, when a resolution
was adopted declaring for affiliation
with tha leagne.
C. C. Hoffman, of Union county,
wss selected overseer and B. O. Loe-
dy, of Benton county, elected a mem
ber of the executive committee.
Ben Sheldon Is working for a reso
lution from the grange favoring an
Initiative measure for southern and
eatiern Oregon normal schools.
SUBM4RINE RAID IS
uondon, June t. In a statement
today Archibald Hurd. the well
known writer on naval affairs, took
the view that the German submarine
operations off the American coast
were Intended to try to draw Amer
lean naval vessel from . European
waters.
"The raid waa not undertaken,"
aald Mr. Hurd, "with th Idea of ob
taining direct military reaulta, but
mainly as a demonstration. After
nearly tour years of warfare, the
German mind can be read with a
fair degree of accuracy. It was as
sumed that the people of the Unit
ed States would be Intimidated, thai
they would demand possible mea
sure of protection, and that in or
der td satisfy public opinion the
navy department would reconsider
its plana for cooperation In hunting
down submarines In European
ters, even If some of the American
destroyers on duty on this side were
not Immediately recalled.
"The V-boat are having a very
hard time. Since the beginning of
March the enemy has more vessels
at sea than ever before. The number
destroyed has been larger actually
and relatively, and the loss in ton
nage since the beginning of the year
has been steadily reduced. American
vessels have contributed materially
In producing thla result, aa the Ger
mans know..
"It la intended by the Germans to
Irilurranve the nlans of the Allien
deH with, as experience has shown
lth the tett SUCCM-
"I do not Imagine the American
public will tall Into the snare the
Geirmana have laid, thus exposing
tneiP transport and store ahlp to
destruction."
U.S.GENERAL1 FRANCE
. DIES UNEXPECTEDLY
Paris, June 8. General Robert
Mlchls of the American army died
today In a railroad train In Rouen.
His death was very unexpected a he
had not been 111.
PORTO It ICG IMtKPARKO TO
KQl ll ITS Dlt.AFT ARMY
San Juan, Porto Rico. June .
Untrorms ror 13,00 recruits, a full
supply of ordnance stores, all the
tentage that will be needed at Camp
Las Casas and the complete equip,
ment tor the motor truck company
Including SO motor truck and 25
motorcycles are' here end stored
awaiting the calling of Porto Rtco'i
draft- troops.
WHOLE Kl'MRER 847.
INCH DM
GERMANS BACK
ACROSS OiSE
KHLXCH HAVK IMI'ltOVED HWU
TtOXg NORTH OF A18XK AK
TIIXEKV IS ACTIVE
HFimr 'irnci due ot
Una Again Attempt to Raid British
Us) East of Amiene Bog Are
.Severely Repedaed
Pari. June 6 The Otrmaaa
crossed the River Olse In the vicin
ity of Samplgiy last night bnt ere
driven back by tha French. North
of the Aunt, the French greatly im
proved their positions In the neigh
borhood HaJtebraye. II-mtv ar
tillery fighting is reported In the vi
cinity of Veullly-la-Poterle, where
the American troopa ara In action.
. London, June 6. Raids on tha
British position at , Morelaa court
east of Amiens were again attempt
ed laat night by the Germans bnt
were unsuccessful.
. Paris. June 6. Held up in their
efforts to batter their way through
the American and French lines near
the Marne, the German have turned,
their attention further north In tha
sector which la virtually the eoa
necyng link between the Bom me and
the Marne.
The enemy forces which crowed
the Olse east of the Semoaigny have
been driven back.-
Pari, Jane (.Along the Marne
front there ha been no further fight
ing of great moment, although In tha
vicinity of Rhelma the German artil
lery haa begun a vlollnt bombard
ment, which probably Indicate an
other Infantry-attack In this region.
The Germans seemingly are fear
ful' of the band of warriors In the
LunevIIle sector, for they again have
Increased the rain of shells of all
kinds. Including gas,' upon and be
hind the American Una.
There still has been no resump
tion of the battle on the front In
Flanders and Plcardy, where the
British are facing the Germane. Tha
enemy, however. Is carrying; out vio
lent bombardment on vartons
tors.
II
BY MAJORITY OF 3,892
The official canvass of the Mult
nomah county vote definitely places
the majority or plurality ot state
candidates for - contested offices aa
follows:
I United States Senator McNary,
10,209; Representatives McArthur,
8,528; Governor Wtthycombe, 4,t
916; C. A. Johns, supreme judge,
7,966 (plurality) and 1,776 (mi
Dority ): C. H. Gram, labor commis
sioner, 236; Fred .A. Williams, pub
'ic service commissioner, 3,892.
Fred A. Williams, ot Grants Pass,
candidate tor' public service commis
sioner, carried Multnomah county
by a vote or 15,000 against F. J. Mil
ler's 11,630.
TKLKG R A I'll KHM 8TIUKK
SET FOR THIS WKF.K
Chicago. June . Sylvester J.
Konenkamp, president of the Com
merclal Telegraphers' Union of Am
erica, announced on his arrival in
Chicago from Washington that ' a
date had been set ror a nation-wide
strike or telegraphers to enforce
their demands for recognition or the
union. He declined to give out the
date, but said that It would not he
this week and that Instructions
would be sent to th workers tomorrow.