DAILV EDITION
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VH VIII., No. UIN.
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GRANTS PASS, JOSKPHINB OOOMTT, OKKGOJf,
FlllDAV, JULY S. IOIM.
WHOLE Nl MnCIt 240.
NINETEEN
MEN
LEAVE FOR CAL
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NMIH UlUIILK WAIVKM lKKKK
l(KI CLAHolKlCATlOX AND IK
gi KNTS TO UK BKNT
SPECIAL TRAIN LEAVES AT 9:16
Mv Itrwrtor Having Hera Trana-fit-red
Iterelv Order to Lnava
Through OUtrr Hoard
Th fallowing men hv bn call
ed lo the (oloni io J will be tiMit to
Fort McDowell, ('!., Saturday morn
ing, leaving on special train at
I.
F.nnl (Irable, fireman on the rail
road, waived hU doforred clalfloa
tlon, and requeued lu be cot with
tbla call.
Krncat Kou Moore.
Pnnla MoKlnley Urahlo.
Luther Melvln Wyatt.
Hoy I llorvey,
Ituaa Crow,
(laorg Dora.
Calvin Homer 7.uvir.
Collin VV'IIIUm Campbell.
Clarence Kdward Chapln.
tnald Audley Wllro.'
MIKord Klbert llrock. "
Walter Karl Ferren.
Jamil Alunno Van Dorn.
Hubert William Kltterman.
HtTlwrt Hull Alternnto.
Tha (oIIuwIiik men will lie
through othet hoard having
tMimlSrred (or transportation.
Frank Baldwin, Col una, Cnl.
George Douglas Gate, Yuma
aent
been
Aria.
William F.dwin Ma'hln, Columbus,
Ohio.
Forrt'sl Johnatone, Jervla Inlet," h.
C, Cnnndn.
Kdward Parson Parenteau, ".TTT-
wankee, Wl.
U. S. NATIONAL HOLIDAY
I'urla, July 5. A vaat crowd tutu
ml out yrnterduy to cele)irati the
Fourth of July. Fraternity lictweon
tho French and the Americnna wui
the spirit of the duy. A mighty
throng wllnteaed tha dedication of
Asenne I'realdnnt Wlliton. a new
atrect named In honor of the Xnierl
'can executive.
Tha American troopa paraded and
tlm line of ninroli waa one maaa of
people, atriiKgHng for points of vant
age. The newly named avenue waa a
foreat of waving flags.
j President Polncare took part In
the celebration and aa his motor car
' drove up the new avenue he was
' lustily cheered.
AltMY CASl'AliTV LIST
M MllKIW TWKNTV-TIIUKK
Washington, July 5. The army
casualtlea for today number 23. Flvei
were killed In action and seven died
: from wounds,
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Prtorln, July B. Premier Botha
' of the Union of South Africa, Issued
a ntntcment today showing the tin- j
rent that xlstB In South Africa at i
; priHcnt. Strong police and military
' .measures are being taken.
i ' IJotlia anys that ir the military
miun.R hiul not been taken, the
... f)lf,:atlfi:i r. ruM have ciilii'ln.ited In
Kr,-,ve iil.':turba!icu and urobably
ill
0II4TU
lluxlnr riiua and Prlvat) Horn
ilmj With Flower ami Th Hur
and Hlrlpra
With tha American Force In
Fran', July 5.- French . village
where ther are Americana presented
a truly American appearanr yeater
day, French soldier and elvlllani
Joining: tha Americana In celebrating
Ih Fourth and making It tha holi
day, of both oatlona. .
Civil and military bulldlnga and
business place and private real
donee were decorated with Ameri
can and Fren-h flaga and tha eolora
of the othur allies. Children In the
street waved email flam In honor
of the Americana, many of the boya
nd glrla throwing wild flowera at
paaalng American automnbllaa and
motor trucka. Hundred of French
automobllea moving back and forth
at the front were adorned with Am
rlran and French flaga.
Many village were rnllvencd by
alhlctlo gamoe participated In by
American aoldlera, while Impreaalv
ere monies were hold at eome of the
army posts.
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Philadelphia, July fi.-Nlnety-flv
temt-la were luunohed yvaterday, of
wlili U 41 were at eel.
J'ovtland. July 5. Twenty-two
finlnhed bulla wtro contributed I
the Hoverniiitiiit'a "bridge of alilpa" In
ihe rortluiid-Cohimlila river rtlhtrici
yinttrday. Of thoae 2U were for the
4ocrnniiit direct and two were for
private ownera. Their anaremito
toiiiiHKe waa fO.000 tone.
lillo eierjf one of the 22 v ewe la
were completely ready for launching,
and two more could have been turn
ed loono on the waya, making a total
of :i by atrrtchlng a point, freahet
onilltlona ot and near Cortland
made I'.'i lauuchlni; of llio majority
ot thm Impracticable.
TO
!E
Washington. July S. Necessity
for stricter economy In ncwe print
paper Is envphaalzed In a loiter ad
dressed by the'war Industries board
to ull newspaper publishers, who are
unkcd to put Into effw-t a number of
economies.
On and after July 15 unsold copies
may not he returned, sumpln or free
promotion roplsa are not to bo dis
tributed, copies are not to be brought
ba.k from dealora or agents at eith
er the wholesale or rotiill selling
price, and all free exchanges are to
he discontinued.
St. Paul, July 6. The Minnesota
supreme court held today that A. C
Townly, president ot the non-parti
san league, and organiser Joseph Gil
belt, did not violate the state law
by circulating literature referring to
the war. They had been Indicted on
a charge of discouraging enlistments.
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( Stockholm, July, 5. A . declnia
tlon of war by Finland against tl
.entente nations, is niomonlarlty ex
AMERICANS
HUNDRED
ALLIES IKE
British Me Over 1500 Prisoners la Successful Drive h
e Gercsa Ccucter-Attacks Repulsed
UVaiuiI
Oa the Aciecs Frcct
I'arla, July 8. The buraaalng of
the Oornian llnea to tha Went ahowa
no algna of letting up. Tha alllea
continue to gain and bring In prle-
onera. During the pant ten daya toe
alllea haw take poaltlona that would
have been very useful to the enemy
In future olfenalvea.
Nearly 6,000 Germans hare been
taken prisoner In a week. General
Diaz, In Italy, haa taken ovor 4.800.
Uindon, July t. The Germans
counter attacked on new poaltlona of '
ioe iiriuan troops on
the Amlena
front laat night, eaat of Hamel. Tie
enemy wai repulaed and left prison-
era In the hnnda of the defender.
Over 1,500 prisoner were taken
by tha British in the Bomme area
yeaterday, alao 100 machine guna and
a number of trench mortar.'
With the llrltKh Army lu France,
July 6. Australian and American
troopa ylrduy awept forward on a
rour-mlla front between VilleM-Bre-tonneuz
and tha River Sum me and
penetrated German position to tha
depth of a mile and a half, captur
ing the vlllatce of Hamel, Valie wood
and othor vital uolnta beyond Hamel
Mort ihall ir0o Grrtnana have
been made nrlaonera. The battle i-on-
tlnuea
In the iorth of thla renlon, be-
wecn the Somme and the Ancre, an
other amaahing blow waa atruck by
the Rrlllah troopa which advauced
he front line 400 yards nlonx a
width of 1.200 yards. Several hnn-
G.W.STRAYER ELECTED
IT OF N.F.A.
Pittsburg, July R. Geo. W. Stiay-
er, of Columbia university, wm elect
ed president of the National Edu
cational aiuioc.liitloii today.
The Hupcrlr.tcndcnl of public in
struction of tiie state O c.;jj. '.
A. Churchltl. was elected ylce presi
dent of the association. '
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llnenoa Aires. July 8. The Fourth
of July waa celebrated throushotit
South America In an unprecedented
manner. It haa been declared a na
tional holiday In Peru, Brazil and
Uraguay. Other countries also cele
brated. gcst
DIES FAR
ES IN WEST
dred prlaonara were taken In the ad
Tanoa. The Auatrallana and Americana
went over tha top early yeaterday
morning behind a flaet of tank a
which lad tha way Into the hoatlle
territory. It wa a difficult Uak
whlnh they bad before them, for the
Germane ware holding the Tillage of
Hamel and Valre and Hamel wooda
with atrong foroea. Tba hamlet and
the llttl a forest, all of which lie on
comparatively high ground, were
rhnknd with marhln euna. while a
fono,ntr,tlon of 0erm,n rt.
lery wa trained along this sector.
The Australians and ' Americana
pushed forward quickly. and jammed
their way through the grey roata In
the face of a bitter dnluge of fire.
The enemy waa taken entirely un
aware and the big-framed fighter
from Australia atormed their . way
through the bewildered greycoat
with little opposition a veritable
human tornado which left a wake of
death behind' It.
Hamel village waa rushea and
taken In short order. Valre and
Hamel woods, with their nest of
crackling machine guns, were passed
through as If the Australians were
doing a practice charge for their
commander, and a line of enemy
trenohe east of these strongholds
was, craned out and annexed. .
About 1,500 prisoners were In the
British cage thla afternoon while
out on the battlefield great numbers
of the German emperor's men lay
silent under tbe brilliant sunshine
which could bring them no cheer.
TAKEN BEFORE RECESS
" Waahlngton, July 6. President
Wlleon told congrms today tliat he
would like to see a resolution, an -
thorlxing bim to take over the tele
graph and telephone- lines, paused be
fore the praposnd rtcess. The house
took it up immediately, limiting the
debate to two hours.
BASEBALL PITCHERS
'IRK OR FIGHT"
Dalle, Tex., July 5. The local
exemption board ordered two'pltch
ers In the Texas League today to
either engage In a productive occu
pation or be placed In Class 1.
Day of the Year
: HwH 1 L0 CHWCKl If
5GERMAN U-ROATS
SUNK BY ALLIES
Transport (arrytag 7,000 tloldlrre
Accounu lor Three Haa la
marlaea Off English C'oat
An Atlaatle Port, July -De
struction la European water of five
German aubmarlnea by British trans
ports and by American and British
deatroyera convoying them, waa de
scribed by passenger who arrived
bare today oa aa English liner.
The transport, one of which wa
carrying 7,000 American soldier to
Europe, accounted for three of the
U-boat and the destroyer auk the
other two, according to the voyager.
Officers of the liner confirmed their
stories.
PACIFIC PROTECTION
WANTED BY
Washington. July 5. Senator
Saulsbury Introduced In tbe senate
today a resolution declaring It op
portune for the United State, Japan,
and England to enter an agreement
to prevent Germany and other cen
tral power from gaining a foothold
upon the Pacific, which might per
mit them "to use method of war
fare on the Padflc not warranted by
the law of war." The consideration
of this resolution wa postponed.
DEFEAT B0LSHEVIK1
London, July 5. The Cxeoho-Sloy-ak
force Inflicted a severe defeat
upon Bolshevlkl troop today, accord
ing to a dispatch from Iskutsk. Tbe
Bolshevlkl troops are said to have
been completely defeated, and driven
back from the region ast of lake
Bakelud.
AMK1UCAX KILLED
IN 500 FOOT SPIN
Dallas, Tex., July 5. Lieutenant
R. Clements waa killed today when
his airplane crashed 500-feet
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SEVERAL KILLED IN
POWDER EXPLOSION
New York. July 5. Several wer
killed and other injured la an ex
plosion In a trlnttrotol plant at tha
Hercules powdtr company i.'..uit .u
Xenvllle, N. J., today.
l.MVD (jUORGB SENDS) .
COXORATVIATIOXS TO V, S.
Undon, July 5. Premier Lloyd
George sent the following message
today to President Wilson:
"I have Just heard that 1 000 ship
have been launched In the United
Statea. Heartfelt congratulations on
this magnificent performance."
JAPAXKSK PLF.1HJK
SITPOKT TOTHK C.
s.
Seattle. Wash., July 5. Represen
tative Japanese business men of the
Pacific coast sent a telegram to
President Wilson today pledging
HiinDort of the government In the
prosecution of the war.
ALASKA TO FURNISH
Washington. July fi.-'-AdJntant
Ooneral Crowdor today directed Alas
ka to furnish 300 registrants to pro
ceed to Fort William H. Seward, at
Main, Alaska. ," . , ,.
PRES. HUM
DEFINES ANEW
HIS 11 U
DIPLOMATS OF AJJJKU NATIONS
GATHER ON SLOPES Off MT.
VEMMOM
OPPOSES OEfflSE RICE
Declare IeatrMcUoa of Military Aar
tocraejr la Only Poaatbl ICad
for .War
Washington, July . President
Wilson yestarday anawered all teet
er lor a compromise peace wil a
new and unqualified consecration of
America to th struggle for cleaning
military autocracy from th earth.
Aa independence Day gathering oa
the gentle slope of Mount Vernon,
home and tomb of George Washing
tlon, and aurrounded by scene which
looked upon the creation ot tbla na
tion, th president addressed a amall
gathering of officials and of diplo
mat of the allied nation.
But he spoke to th world and ha
spoke th logical .sequel to hi "fore
without stint or limit" declaration of
several week ago.
Unreservedly the president declar
ed that there could be no thought of
a peace which did not mean, tbe des
truction ot military autocracy or lte
reduction to virtual impoUnoe.
"A rclgn of law, based on tbe con
sent of the government and sustain
ed by the organized opinion of man
kind," was the way he summarized la '
a single sentence tbe object ot hu
manity In the world war".
Whether tbe president was addree
Ing his remarks directly to tho re
tnt speech of German Foreign 8eo
etary von Kuehlman, or to the fora-
xhadows of a renewed German peace
offensive, or whether he merely took
the occasion of the celebration, of
American Independence to emphasis
to tbe world the war alms of the na
tion can only be divined. Be did
not deal with the progress of the war
or any particular phase of It, but he
spoke eloquently of America's atti
tude toward Germany' so-called
pearo treaties In the east by group
ing the people of Russia "for the mo
ment unorganized and helpless
ftuiong the peoples of the world
at.mdlng against the enemies' of lib
erty.
'The past and the present are in
ih.adly grapple and tha peoples of
th? world f.re b?t!? done to death
between them," said President Wil
son. : 1 1
"There can be but one issue. Tbe
settlement mupt br final. There can
bo no compromise. No half way de
cision would be tolerable. No- half
way decision Is conceivable. These
are the end for which the associa
ted peoples of the world are fighting
and which nust be conceded thera
before there can be peace."
THREE NEGRO SOLDIERS
AT CAMP DODGE
Camp Dodge, la., July 5. Thre
negro soldiers, ccuvlcted by court
martial of "assaulting and outrag
ing" a 17-year-old white girl on the
cantonment grounds, May 24, after
slugging her white escort, were hans-
l this nor-iln; r!t virtually he
whole division present. They march
ed to the scaffold singing "God Have
Mercy on My Soul."
Three negro soldiers among the
spectators fainted and anotho1 rac
amuck" when the traps were sprung,
running toward the scaffold. One
white soldier fainted.'
Roelyn. N. V., July 8 Aaron Ward
retired rear admiral of the United
States navy, died h-re today of heart,
trouble.
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