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About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918 | View Entire Issue (June 10, 1918)
Monday, ji nk io, ibih. DA1LT BOOTB Kimi OOtlUZB FAGB THRKI? GOODYEAR; :; Tires ' C. L. HOBART CO. VEIIT HATRED Oil riAVALPRISOriEllS Hum Reserve Their Worst for British Seamen. too eouueii to ttm a, I 1 1 isthobostend most economical Qgfli&iou ccnhuys I 0) 7 ) L X L .-jO mm Newspapers 5 & 10c Bundles- Courier gentries aarf Quarda Encouraged to Punish Summarily eVIsonsrs Beat. Ing mi lira for Release From Bum lng Call Art Prodded lack With ayeneu The Tree," a Form of Torturo Woroo Than Anything Known to Inquloition. Horrible aa aro many of tho tales which have been published of German brutality to prlwnra of war, there ro many other wttll mora barrow, log If they could only bo printed. And tbe wont Ulva of all could bo told of the Hun treatment of naval prisoners. Fortunately thin primmer aro coin parallvely few In number, but tho Borbo batred of their enemies veui Itself, for reasons which prolmlily seein good to tin in, In grcutest roe uro agalnat tho British navy. (I bare ben permitted to read eome tcra from KfigllHb acumen which eoinehow bavo em-aped the eyca of the German censor. Homo of the torlea one would not dare to quote. They aro horrible beyond description, aaya a writer In the New York Her ald. Tho fllthlrt of atablea or vermin In fested row sheds are good enough for tho "English swine" from the aea. Quardt Laugh aa Men Ola. Were It not for tbe parcela of food aent from Knglund by .the Prisoner Aid society they could not poMlbly live, u 'Ml even the beat of that food often never r'ni'he them. To com IiIhIii la to rlxk punishment for In subordination. Kentrlea and guards ii n t-ucouruged by their officer to punish aummnrlly, without any rhurge or tending them up for court martial, which o alwaya a farce any- . ay. And those aentrlee, who would ' seem to lv men aelected for their lack I of feeling;, are never slow la taking ad I vantage of opportunltlea tbat preoent iheuiKelvea of Inflicting tbo moat In humnn torture on their prlaonera. Picture a cell catching Ore. Picture the prlaonera heating on the bar for PRINTING THAT LEASES ..".v.-. '; , , .i " ' ' ' WEr'Dp. W . ''..'I'.'.-'-. - - v' . ', - release. And picture the aentry, vrltb nanjoiile laugh, "ticking" them through bo bare with hla bayonet. That la what actually happened to two men. And their deal ha were officially recorded aa having been duo to aa pbyilatloo. It recalla a atory I recently beard la the American Y. IS. C A. Kagt; hut. which a wounded Canadian aoldler told of a brutal Hun who killed a belpleaa wounded Eogllab aoldler by atlcklng hie buyonet again and again Into hi body, laughing and gloating over the blood aa It dripped from the blade. The naval prlaonera of war aro forced to work In coal mlnee, labor for which they are totally unfilled. Die located wrlata and broken Umbo aro not Infrequently the remitt. But what do the German alave driver care I The rlane of work, however, to which they delight In putting tho naval prlaonera la the making of munition. Naturally Ihey rebel. Hut It la no ue! for re fumil ineana for there one of the mot terrible of puiilkliinenta, or torture "the tree" a method of rruHflxlon which recall the diya of the Inqulnl lion. Torture of "the Tree." Here la how the punlxhmcnt of "the tree" I ih-Ncrlhi'd It, pliilii and alinple language In a prlwmer'a let lee home: "A big iHirly of I'Miiri rmle Into the camp and aiirrouudid the men (who hud refuw il to work on munition milk ing) and aturtcd piialilug and Nhovlni; them iibout, and (llcclng them with their rllle. The offtecr In charge, who could enk Knllli, told the men tlmt they were only prtoner of war, that they would Iiiivh to put up with what thi y could get mid do aa lliejr were ordered. He gave tliein five minute to get to work or lie would order them to be hot. "The men were literally Marvlng. ao that nearly ull gave lo. They were marched buck to work, which they bud to do with nothing to eut until !;ht o'clock of r.!HJ.t. "But 84 men remained on the parade ground, refusing to tnuke ahell to kill their own people. They were not rhot, but fur wori-e. Tbe officer wnt them Into the wood and ordered them to bo lied to tree. Rome were tied up, cru cifix faNhlou; tome were liunc by one leg or one ami; aome were inudu to ijtiind oo atiKil while ttiylr haml were tlc4 to tree alKive their heiidV. Then the Moola were kicked awuy from un der them and they were left bunging at the merry of the mowpiltoeg, anil the aentrlea who came around prod ding them with their bayonet.' "After a time the German captain enme round to view his glorious work. Finding one of our fellow lu a faint, he mined his luiid and punched him In the fuce. Then he ordered him to lie cut down, and he fell In n benp-on the ground.1 Left lying there till be came to, they tied him up again. "After two fanura of this treatment the prisoner were marched buck to cump and put In u burn without cither food or blanket". For three day this treatment of 'the tree' was contin ued. The men were livly dying of apmy until we uw there wn no ue for them to tlck to It any longer; so we advised them to give In." Classified AdvertEsiife roa fjuji 0. C. ORANT LANDS--Bine print Plata allowing taada la Joaoblce county, ft. St. Addroaa A. R. Toorhloa, Oraau Paaa. tf r3i II BALE CHEAP Three-quarter toa truck, la good condition. Now Urea. Churchill and Maxwell, tf FOR BALE Six plga, juat weaned, price right for quick aala. Inquire one-half mile Met' Booth ferry or write W. C. Banyan Rt t. 1 TO RENT FURNI8HED ROOMS Large, com forUblo aad eonvlenUy located 411 C atroejt. 8t; PARTLY FURNISHED cottage foi rent, 60 foot from pavement, alac uofurolabed cot La to on pavement f I per month. Inquire A. R Toor biea. 2tf KOK HENT Six-room bouse, 727 , North Fifth street, partly furnish- od, bath, sleeping porch, acre of ground, poultry yard and bouse; also 4-room bouse, 121 Rogue River Ave., sleeping porch, poul try bouse, three fourths acre. Get key from Mrs. Jennie Moss. " t WA.MTKU HIGH SCHOOL GIRL wishes em ployment, clerking preferred Ad dress Box 302, or phone 211-J WANTED Women and young folks for picking loganberries in July. Transportation ' and - courteous treatment, ' Good wages. ' Mall us your name and address and we will call on you. Write to Coun try Club Orchards, Phone 600-F-J. Merlin, Oregon. S3 PHOTO BTCDIO THE PICTURE MILL opaa dally It a. m. to i p. m. For 8undsy Hi tins call Mill JHI-Tt jr reali?: H0-J. 1SI' PEXTISTS E. C. MACY. I). M.' D. First ! dentist rj 10V South SI. street. Grant Pass, Oregok. hETUFni U V. GcR OF BATTLL Warfare of the Future Likely to Bo Restricted to Comparatively Few Combatants. i .. A day. not fnr removed, may come when flip embattled hoKta of rlvnl na tion will give pine to a -wage of buttle to decide the conflict. The but tle will then he confined to the com batant!) clone without violent Interfer ence with the peaceful pursuit of nnnenmbntnnt or destruction of their property. ' t - ; Flrt, however, we must evolve great engine of destruction, so pen feet that a few ("killed heroes will di rect each one of them. These war mn- ' chines w-Ill Ae so costly tlmt only r. few grent power will hnvc the re? sources to construct and maintain them. Wise legislation and skillful systems of taxation will he necessary to orgnnlxe the whole people for their support. A chosen few, picked from the whole nation, will man thenv men In the full vigor of their strength, physically perfect to endure the terri ble strain, ntid powerful of brain to meet and surmount every Intricacy of mechanics nnd every difficulty . of strategy. . ' ,. : . Above all, these hero supermen must be of such unswerving character that they will, day . In nnd day out. without surcease, devote their unflag ging sen! tn the great tusk of defend ing the civilisation for which they con tend. The evolution and the Increas ing economic burden of maintenance of this machinery ' will make war the luxury I of the most, powerful states bhd Nvlil fcaURe- the' area of war con stantly to recede. Small nations will no jonger be able to maintain military establishment, and eventually the mil lions of men who now battle upon the field of honor will haVe been replaced by a contest among a few men In con trol of stupendous machinery. Ellery C. Stowell In the Century Magazine. , '.:!? : . Take Grease Out of Matting. . When coconut matting hu got badly penned, scrub 1t with hot soapy water, hen rlnse thoroughly by drawing It several times through a- hath of cold 'Voter, or hang It over a clean clothes .Hue nnd brush It well with cold wnter; llow It to remain there to Oruln and dry,; ;.?.-,(,V.i '-" "V4! i Tha California and Orego? Coast Railroad Company TIMK (tltM Dally except Sunday Effective. May t. 1911 Train 1 lv. Grants Pass.. :00p. u.. Train i It. Waters Crek 8:00 p. s. All trilni leave Grauts Pass froi: '.be corntr of G and Eighth street' opposite the 8oathern Pacific depot For all Information regarJIni freight and pacaener service call tbe offl. e of the company, Lundbur; butlitlntt. or pbone 131 for same 1 MT.'JL Cj.X -r-.i-.-A-vrj.. j V. :!- ATTORHKYB H. D. Norton. Attonay-ftt-Uw. Practice la all Sum and Federal Couru. First NaUonal Bask Bldj. COLVIO k W1IXIA1U Attoraeya at-Law Orsals Peas Baaklag Co Bldg. OraaU Paaa, Oragoa. t. . VAN DYKC, Attoraey. FractlM la all eoaru. Flrat National Baal Buildiag. O. 8. BLANCHARD.Attoraer-at-Lar Ooldoa Rule Building. Paaaa 270. Grant Paaa, Oregon. BLANCH ARD 4 BLANCHARD, AU torneya. Albert block. Pbona 23J-J. practice la all courts; land board attprneya. . , . VETERINABY SURGEOH DR. R, I. BE8TUL, Vatorlaarua H Office , In Wlnetreut implemoa Bldg. Phono 11S-J. Roaldeoo Pbone 0Ia. iHTBIOANg L. 0. CLEMINT, M. D-Praetl limited to dlaaaaaa of tha era, oar, noao and throat Olissis flttaal Office boura 1-11, 2-5. or on aa-' polntmont. Office phono, 12; resi dence phono I5V-J. a. Ltirfinitiaua. m. d. P?iys!cisa uuj tjrgeon. C!tj or cvuutry call atteried day or eight Roeldeaes pliune -ft; office photo isl. rfn b and H. Tuff Building A. A. WITHAM, II. D.. Physician and surgeon. Offlco: Hall Bldg . cor aor Sixth aad I street. Phones: Of fice, 116; roaldonca, 321-J. Hoara, f a, m. to 4 p. at DR. J. O. NIBLEY Pbysldaa aa luraeoa. Laadbar- Building. Surgooa Utah-Idaho Sugar Oa. Health OOoar. Offlosr boura. ta 12 a. n. -1 to I p. m. ' Phaaa 81M. lit! MTBIOAL INbTRCCTIOI J. S. MACMDREAT. teacher of Toioo culture aad alnglng. Laaaoaa gxvaai at homo of papll If requoatad. AaV drese fit Lao 8t ' tBlfl mUTAGK AND TRAH81XB COMMERCIAL TRANSFER 00. AH kinds or drayije and traaafev work earefatly and promptly don. """Phono 181-J. Stand If freight ' depot. A. Shade. Prop. F. O. ISHAM. drayago and tranefer. Safes, pianos and' f urnltura moved 1 packed, shipped and stored. Phono v Clark and llolman. No, 50. Real ' denco pbono 134-R. ' ' THE ' TORLD MOVriSf ao ; do we. Bunch Bros. Traaafor Co. Phono 897-R. V All klnda of legal alanka at tho Courier. ; i ,..- J',) ' Bread and buna will boat Hunal.i l U'm t il ' ) tho - (0 SUNSET 1 I ,n I lOGOErl&SHASTAli; ! I ' ' ,-. , : i '"' I ' i .VRTESl , I $ Changes in Train Schedules Beginning Sunday, June 2 . South Shasta Limited No. -1 1 i discontinued. No. IS to San Francisco loaves Grants Paaa at 8:4)7 a. m. Instead of 8:08 a. m. No. 63 to San Francisco leaves Grants Paaa at 2:80 p. m. Instead of 2:10 p. m. .No. 15 to Saa Fraactaoo leaves Qranta Pass at 10:19 In stead of 10:00 p. an. "! ' ':.. !'... '.K.e,,: ..'' ,, t- ' . North Shasta Limited No. 12 discontinued. No. 14 to Portland leaves Grants Paaa at 8:47 a. m. Instead of 9:18 a. m. No. 54 to Port land leavea Grants Pass it 4:30 p. m. instead of (:60 p. ni,' No. 14 to Portland leaves Grants Paso at !8: 12 Instead of 7:20 0 m ' T"l-a,t a a. J r or particulars asK Local Agent a . Southern Pacific Lines 3Zi