Rogue River courier., June 21, 1918, DAILY EDITION, Image 1

DAILY EDITION
VUI VIII., No. a7.
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WHOLE NTMJ1KK 8308.
WAR SAVINGS
ST1P 11
NEXT WEEK
TEAM (A IT A INS NAMED A.M
DMTIIKT8 AHHKiNKl) FOR TIIK
CAMPAIQtf
Tvaiii Ifogln Work Sunday In Out
lying lltrli;U Meeting In
Every School IHaUirt
A meeting of the loam i having In
charge the railing of the war suv
Inga atamp quota In Josephlns coun
ty, waa held In lh Cbajnber of Com
mere rooma on Wednesday night
and final arrangements mad for
conducting the campaign.
A coin plot e and thorough canvass
of th entire county la to be made.
Plodge card are to be secured from
each Individual, showing the number
of these stamps purchased to date
and tht number they pledge them
selves to purchase during the bal
ance of thin year.
To cover the county thoroughly U
a big undertaking and that the work
of'tbe' committees, who are all busy
men, may be made as light as pos
sible all are requested and urged to
give the matter careful considera
tion In advance and to prepare to
announce to the committee the
amounts now owned and to be pledg
ed without unnecessary delay.
The real campaign will commence
In earnest next weok. On Sunday
team will visit many or the outly
ing districts and lay the matter be
fort the local workers and sign up
aa much aa possible, and throughout
the week workers wilt be busy. It
Is exported to have pledxed the bal
ance of Josephine county's quota,
which now amounts to about flSO,
000. This amount of war savings
atampa Is to be sold In Josephine
county between now and the last of
the year, but the whole amount
must be pledged during next week'
campaign.
Masa meetings are to be hold In
every school district In the county on
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Hultlmore, June
dlors were killed and a third severely
Injured' In a premature explosion ol
a trench mortar bomb at the army
proving grounds at Aberdeen, Md
yesterday.
Secretary Maker and several ord
nance officers were stnnding 800
yards' away hut tha explosion was In
a bomb proof atructure so they were
not endangered.
IS
Paris, June 21. The transport
Santa Anna, proceeding from Blrer
ta for Malta, was torpedoed and sunk
on the night of May 10-11, according
to the Havaa Agency. There were
on board 2,160 soldiers and native
workmon, of which 1,611 were saved
The Santa Anna, a vessel of the
Fabre line, was of 6,8 14 tons nnd
had a' speed of 18 knots.
Whon she left New fork on Sep
tomber 8, last, aha earned many
Italian reservists. While In mid
ocean the vessel tent a wireless mes-
aage saying she was on fire. The be
Uof was impressed in some quar
ters that the fire on board the 8anta
Anna was tha result of a plot to pre
vent the reservists reaching their
destination.
$130,000 YET TO SUBSCRIBE
TRENCH MORTAR BOMB
EXPLODES KILLS TWO
21. To . sol-
TO
HELP ITJMIIS
American Aviators on llomliliig K
pxtflllon Wow Two Holes In Aus
trian' llrlriga Over I'Uve
Italian, Headquarters, June 21.
The first American aviators to fly on
the Italian front went on a bomb
ing expedition today and succeeded
In blowing two holes Inthe new Aus
trian bridge across the Plave.
New York, June It. Secretary of
War flsker Indicated In a meesage re
celved here today that American sol
diers soon will be fighting on the
IMsve front. Ills message waa ad
dressed to the Roman Legion of
America, which on Flag day aent
greetings to the American troops at
the front through the war depart
ment. "There has Just come to my dk
your telegram, and I hasten this
word of acknowledgement and of
greeting for the message It convey
ed." wired Mr. Bsker. "Before long.
I hope, unit of our army will be
placed shoulder to shoulder with the
troops of Italy who are holding the
Plave front and that the victory
eventually to be won will ba a co -mon
one for the men of Italy and of
America and wltl be for the free men
of all the world."
E ENDED BY
Two patbetlo features la connec
tion with the grade crossing accident
of last Tuesday afternoon through
whic h Mrs. K. U llurd and Peter E.
Stream of -lloqiilam. Wash., lost
tholr lives, were that Mr. Stream
waa en route to Berkeley. Cel., to be
married, and that Dr. llurd Old not
know of the death of his wlfa until
his arrival In the city last night from
lloqiilam, Wash.
Mr. Stream died from the effects
of his Injuries at the Sacred Heart
hospital late Wednesday afternoon.
As stated before the party waa en
route to Berkeley. Cal., whore Mrs.
llurd was to visit her daughter, and
Mr. Stream was to be married. Mrs.
Lord, their mutual friend, waa along
to attend the wedding. Mr. Stream
was to have married a Mrs. Stream
of Onktund, the widow of his cousin
who died two years ago. Mrs. Stream
nrrived this morning, and Is making
arrangements to have his body sent
to Hoqulom for burial.
Dr. Kurd, who Is a well known
dentist of lloqiilam, received a tele
gram two hours after the accident
here telling' him of the accident and
Mrs. Hurd'a Injuries. He caught a
train for Portland at 6 p. m. Tues
day and did not know until his ar
rival here Wednesday evening that
his wire had died Tuesday evening at
the hospal. He will have her body
sent to San Diego for the funeral and
burial. Her home wsa In San Diego
and most of her relatives live there.
Mrs. Hurd waa it year old. Med-
ford . tribune.
OAHl'ALTY LIST FOR ARMY
IS SH MAIUVK8 127
Washington, June '21 The mar
Ine corps casualty list for today Is
127. The army casualty list la 38
Private Beth C. Cadman of Portland
la among those on tha marina list
who were wounded severely In no
tion.
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. Washington, June 21. Through
freight rates from the southwest to
the west lower than the combination
of rates heretofore established, have
been ordered established by the rail
road administration.
UK
AUSTRIAN ATTEMPT TO
WIN SALIENT FAILURE
To Outward Appearances The Balance of Austrian Offen
sive From Venetian Alps to Adriatic Sea Sways in
Favor of ItaliansHave is Last Hope
" it-
Home, Juna 21. It la reported to
day that the Austrian' attempt to
widen their northeastern salient on
Montello, the keystone of the Plave
front toward the west bad failed
The Italians gained ground on the
lower Plave. Tha enemy crossed the
Monte Belluno-Susegana railway at
several point but'was stopped from
further progress.
London, June 21. To all outward
appearances the Austrian offensive In
the Italian theater thus far baa met
with failure all along the front from
the Venetian Alp to the Adriatic
sea.
In the hill region additional ter
rain has been recaptured from the
Invsders, while along the Plave river,
wnere intensive ngbting is in pro
gress, at some point with fluctust
Ing result, the balance seems to
sway In favor of the Italians.
South and east of Aslsgo the
French and Italians have retaken
Pennard, Rertlgo and Costalunga.
past which the Austrian had hoped
to push their front and gain the As
tloo river valley, which leads to Vic
ensa on tha plains below.
Not alone were tha positions re
gained, but more than 200 prison
ers fell Into the handa of the allied
troop.
On their part over the entire
mountain region, the Auatrlans have
remained quiet, except when compel
led to go on the defensive and then
their effort to hold back their an
tagonists have lacked the stsmlns
usual In men whose hearts are In
their' task. This condition has pre
vailed since the first onslaught of
the enemy was summarily stopped by
the fire of the British, French and
Italian, forces forming the barrier
to the Venetian plains.
FEAR OP RULE BY
Washington. June 21. Germany's
activities In Finland and the Aland
Islands are causing fears among the
northern European neutrals that a
"middle Sea of the North" Is contem
plated by the autocratic central
powers as an adjunct to their ag
gressive plans for an economic arid
military alliance against the world
under the name of "Mlttel-Europa."
"The results obtained by the Ger
mans In the Russia Baltic states
give the neutral northern countries
much room for after thought," de-
clarea Dr. Jur. C. Asche, the Scan
dinavian economist, in an article re
ceived here in official dispatches.
The operation of the Germans in
the Baltic provtnoea may have con
sequences which no peace congress
ever will have power to efface.
"The Germans desire to connect
Finland in an economic way with
Middle Europe. , Finland la a country
of raw materials. If Germany be
come master of the Baltic, and Fin
land becomes an Independent state
with economic connections with Mid
dle Europe, Russia' wish to extend
toward the west 1s probably once for
a11 an a4 a ImnnaatHlai
ID
"tn nnW InrPnul. i nn hencomPetl 'th Finland.
feet again, she must find an outletj
for her natural riches, and when
she has no way open to the west,
she must get there by aid of the
Middle European group, especmlly
Germany, and by aid of Scandinavia.
In thl way, an Interchange of trade
between Scandinavia, the Middle
European group, and Russia, and the
entire Mohammedan world would ba
More heart Is being thrown Into
tha work by the enemy along the
Plave from the Montello plateau
southward to the region lying east
of Venice. Her be still seems, not
withstanding hi heavy losses, and
numerous repulse on various sec
tors, bent on throwing his armies
scross tha stream or pushing fsr-
ther westward with those of bis
forces that already have forced I.
Nevertheless, further setbacks to the
Austrlans have followed thos of the
past days on the Montello, where the
Italians are viciously disputing the
right of way to the plains. Likewise
near the famoui Zenson loop, fur
ther down the stream, the enemy's
heavy attacks have been held and
under tha Impetus of the Italian
counter-blows he has fallen hack
nearer tha river for reinforcement
hastily brought tip.
AIRPLANE HEIXO MADE
BT TWO El'GENK MEX
An airplane I now being built In
Eugene. It Is to be a monoplane of
a new model and Is being built here
by J. N. Settle and M. 8. Borke, who
have built four successful machines
of a slightly 'different model during
the past few years, says the Eugene
Register.
. Work on the machine was stsrted
In a shop on North Willamette street
a week ago, and It is expected thst
tha machine will be ready for a trial
flight In about a week.
The engine and other materials to
ba used in the construction work
have arrived and are ready to be
placed In the machine when the
work Is far enough advanced.
CENTRAL POWERS
possible, and not simply a futdre
dream.
"With regard to Norway, It Is not
out of the question that this country
will have to consider seriously
whether she will not have to lean
more to the east and south than now
Is the case."
Bearing on the same subject Is an
abstract from Affai svarlden, a lead
ing Swedish trade Journal:
. "Germany's actions on Aland and
In Finland, and the Inclusion of Fl-
land In the German pro tec tea states, I
la a very serious thing for the eco
nomic life or the whole future or
Sweden,'.' It says. "Finland and pos
sibly Russia under German economic
and political control are a menace to
Sweden greater than any before.
There ara already Indications' to
show that Germany Is extending her
new influence aa far north as Spits
bergen. ,
"It Finland forms an economic
union with Germany, which, for any
one -who knows Germany, will mean
only that Finland becomes a .German
vassal state, this will have a great
Influence on the Swedish export mar
ket for timber, wood pulp, paper.
jetc, In which Sweden has heretofore
v '.'The economic future of 8weden
has been greatly shadowed by events
of the last rew weeks. Whether It
will have any political Influence re
mains to ba aeen. ; .
"The Frankfurter (Germany)
Zeltung says with regard to the Ger
man occupation of Aland that It has
of course, a far greater political
than military character."
ISLANDS
.S.IUEST0
CROSS ATLANTIC
KuuU Will lie Front Newfoundland
to Ireland, lUuirljig 40 Hours,
With (Tew of Four
Washington, June 21. Major
General Brancker of the British air
ministry, who Is here to cooperate
with the aircraft official, said to
day, that big American air and sea
plane should be flying across tbs
Atlantle to reach tha front by next
summer. Tha British air council
ha definitely decided on trans-Atlantic
flight to find a rout for Am
erican aircraft to tha front
It Is expected thst the Initial flight
will ba made this autumn In a Brit-Ish-mad
mschlne, probably a sea
boat It will start from Newfound
lsnd, touching at the Azores and
Portugal before arriving in Ireland.
It Is estimated thst the trip will
take 40 hours, flying with a crew of
four.
CALL FOR 8976 MEN
Washington, June 21. Adjutant
General Crowder ha Issued a call
for 8,876 draft registrant qualified
for military service to be sent Jul)
18 to various schools for . special
training. Tha call will he held open
to volunteers until July 1.
The new instructions to draft
boards to govern tha application of
tha work-or-ftght-order, do not rule
specifically upon professional base
ball players, but emphasises the sec
tion placing gamea and sports among
tha non-useful occupations.
SALEAMKX rXLOADIXG
WORTHLESS OIL 8TOCKH
Salem, Juna 21. Fake salesmen
of corporation stock have made their
appearance In Oregon, according to
Corporation Commissioner Schulder-
man, and have succeeded in making
salea to Business men In Portland
and elsewhere. Their method Is to
stop for a short time In each town
visited, sell stock and Anally get out
of the state before officers can ap
prehend them. Worthless oil and
mining stock Is said to be mailed in
to the state and disposed of by the
agents.
Some of the agents represent com
pantes that . formerly hare been on
legal rooting, but which ara now In
solvent and apparently hope to evade
the corporation commissioner rea
Using that permit to operate would
not be granted If application were
made to his office.
L SITUATI
Copenhagen, June 21. According
to Vienna newspapers today the sit
uation at Prague, Bohemia, and the
Industrial centers of that district are
so serious that the Austrian govern
ment will either have to Increase the
bread ration or run the risk of fur
ther exciting the working people. In
this case the railway connection will
he cut off and a revolution will break
out ' , '
ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE BY
Copenhagen, June 21. Four res
idents of Berlin attempted to escape
from Germany today In two air
planes. One landed In Denmark, but
the other was brought down In the
Baltic sea by German guardshlps.
One of the two passengers who es
caped Is a reserve officer lit the Uni
versity of Berlin. He said that he
fled because of conditions there.
BIG AW IS
IMPENDING ON
BRITISH FRONT
DETERMINED YAXKEE IXFAX.
TRY SMITE ENEMY IX STIFF
FIGHT BEFORE CAIXTIGXY f
mm m mi m up
Americans Northwest of f limUaa
Thierry Further Straighten Lis
By gerie of Attack
Pari, June 21. (By Havaa
Agency) Grave a vents ara impend
ing on the British front according to
the opinion of war experts.
Crown Princa Ruprecht's army, af
ter three week of leisure, 1 begin
ning an Intense cannonade, which
shows that an attack la impending.
' With the American v Army la
France, June 21. Americans north
west of Chateau Thierry further
straightened the line thl morning
by a, serlee of small but brilliantly
executed attack.
With the American Army la
France, June 21. At dawn this
morning American troop stormed
the German trenches and machine
gun nests in front of Cantlgny, la
tha Montdidler sector. Thosa of tha
German garrison who remained ta
nght and carry out their orders ta
hold the position at any coat, were
killed by rifle and machine gun lira
and bayonet
The Americans also took prison
ers.
The American artillery put dowa
a heavy box barrage on the rear of
tbe enemy positions. A few minute
later, the Infantry awarmed over the
top and rushed the trenches. Soma
of the German had tried to escape
through the barrage, crashing to
their rear, but few of them got
through, for numerous German dead
were found later.
Prisoners captured declare that
they bad orders to hold on at all
costs, and this waa apparent by the
desperate manner in which they
fought. The battle was short but
deadly, for the enemy positions were
swept clean of the Germans. The of
ficial report says that a great many
Germans were killed.
One machine gun nest containing
men, which had been sprinkling Can
tlgny for some day, was blown np
by a direct hit from a trench mortar
bomb.
With ' the American Army In
France, June 21. The enemy artil
lery has been more active on the
Toul sector Blnce the heavy gassing
to which the Americans subjected
them yesterday. : The infantry ac
tion has been confined, however, to
an attempted raid, in which only 60
men participated, in spite of the Ger
man official statement which said
they had penetrated the American
lines at Selcheprey.
The Germans have thrown abont
8,000 shells along the American
front In the Woevre.
SENT TO PHILIPPINES
Washington, June 21 Major Gen
eral Henry A. Greene, ' recently re
lieved of command of the 91st na
tional army division at Camp Lewis,
Wash., has been assigned to com
mand the Philippine department of
the army, with the rank of brigadier
general, it was lesrned at the war
department today. '
The war department declined to
give reasons for ordering General
Greene to Washington.
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